sawfly

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɔːˌflaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sô′flī′)

Inflections of 'sawfly' (n): npl: sawflies

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
saw•fly  (sô′flī′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -flies. 
  1. Insectsany of numerous hymenopterous insects of the family Tenthredinidae, the female of which has a sawlike ovipositor for inserting the eggs in the tissues of a host plant.
  • saw1 + fly2 1765–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sawfly / ˈsɔːˌflaɪ/ ( -flies)
  1. any of various hymenopterous insects of the family Tenthredinidae and related families, the females of which have a sawlike ovipositor
'sawfly' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
European spruce sawfly - currantworm - larch sawfly - raspberry sawfly - spruce sawfly

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