Sentence example with the word 'sawfly'

sawfly

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

Last update: September 21, 2015


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Sawfly larvae can at once be recognized by the curious positions they assume, and by the number of pro-legs, which exceeds ten.   [Please select]

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With this instrument the female sawfly cuts a slit in the stem or leaf of a plant, into which she introduces her egg.   [Please select]

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7) the female is provided with an organ corresponding to the saw of the sawfly, but resembling a needle.   [Please select]

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