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sawfly

noun

Insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant

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Word length
6
Starts with
S
Ends with
Y
Contains
AW
Scrabble score
15

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noun

  1. Insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant

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