Dictionary Entry
gallfly
gallfly is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 17 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
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.
- 2noun
any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed
- 3noun
fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants
- 4noun
small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants
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