gall wasp

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gall wasp

Any of various wasps of the family Cynipidae whose larvae produce distinctively shaped galls on oaks and other plants.

gall wasp

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any small solitary wasp of the family Cynipidae and related families that produces galls in plant tissue, which provide shelter and food for the larvae

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gall wasp - small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants

cynipid gall wasp, cynipid wasp, gallfly

wasp - social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting

Cynipidae, family Cynipidae - a family of Hymenoptera

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