- gall insect
- gall insect,any insect that causes galls, such as a gallfly.
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gall insect
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Gall insect — Gall Gall (g[add]l), n. [F. galle, noix de galle, fr. L. galla.] (Zo[ o]l.) An excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by insects or their larvae. They are most commonly caused by small Hymenoptera and Diptera which puncture the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gall-Insect, das — Das Gáll Insếct, des es, plur. die e, eine Art Mücken mit vier aufgeblasenen Flügeln, welche ihre Eyer auf die Blätter und Blumen verschiedener Bäume und Pflanzen legt, und dadurch diejenigen Auswüchse veranlasset, welche an den Eichen… … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
gall-insect — n. Gall fly, Cynips … New dictionary of synonyms
Gall — (g[add]l), n. [F. galle, noix de galle, fr. L. galla.] (Zo[ o]l.) An excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by insects or their larvae. They are most commonly caused by small Hymenoptera and Diptera which puncture the bark and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gall midge — Gall Gall (g[add]l), n. [F. galle, noix de galle, fr. L. galla.] (Zo[ o]l.) An excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by insects or their larvae. They are most commonly caused by small Hymenoptera and Diptera which puncture the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gall oak — Gall Gall (g[add]l), n. [F. galle, noix de galle, fr. L. galla.] (Zo[ o]l.) An excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by insects or their larvae. They are most commonly caused by small Hymenoptera and Diptera which puncture the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gall of glass — Gall Gall (g[add]l), n. [F. galle, noix de galle, fr. L. galla.] (Zo[ o]l.) An excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by insects or their larvae. They are most commonly caused by small Hymenoptera and Diptera which puncture the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gall wasp — Gall Gall (g[add]l), n. [F. galle, noix de galle, fr. L. galla.] (Zo[ o]l.) An excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by insects or their larvae. They are most commonly caused by small Hymenoptera and Diptera which puncture the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gall-fly — n. Gall insect, Cynips … New dictionary of synonyms
Gall wasp — Gall Wasps Neuroterus albipes, parthenogenetic generation females, from galls on Quercus robur Scientific classification … Wikipedia
