Sawfly (Noun)
Meaning
Insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The sawfly larvae were eating away at the leaves of the rose bush, causing significant damage to the plant.
- The female sawfly used her ovipositor to carefully insert her eggs into the tender shoots of the willow tree.
- Sawflies are often mistaken for wasps or bees, but they are actually a type of insect that is closely related to bees and ants.
- The gardener was dismayed to discover that a sawfly infestation was responsible for the holes in her favorite herb plant.
- Entomologists study the life cycle of sawflies to better understand their role in the ecosystem and how to manage their populations.