gallfly : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: gallfly	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for gallfly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gallfly n small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants Synonym(s): gall wasp, gallfly, cynipid wasp, cynipid gall wasp fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants Synonym(s): gall midge, gallfly, gall gnat any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gallfly \Gall"fly`\, n.; pl. {Gallflies}. (Zo[94]l.) An insect that deposits its eggs in plants, and occasions galls, esp. any small hymenopteran of the genus {Cynips} and allied genera. See Illust. of {Gall}.