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sawfly
sawfly is a 6-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to the family Tenthredinidae. The female usually has an ovipositor containing a pair of sawlike organs with which she makes incisions in the leaves or stems of plants in which to lay the eggs. The larvae resemble those of Lepidoptera. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 15 · 2 senses
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- 1noun
Any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to the family Tenthredinidae. The female usually has an ovipositor containing a pair of sawlike organs with which she makes incisions in the leaves or stems of plants in which to lay the eggs. The larvae resemble those of Lepidoptera.
- 2noun
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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