HyperDic: cynipid_gall_wasp

English > 1 sense of the expression *cynipid gall wasp*:
NOUN	animal	cynipid gall wasp, gall wasp, gallfly, cynipid wasp	small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants

English > *cynipid gall wasp*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants.
Synonyms	gall wasp, gallfly, cynipid wasp
Member of	Cynipidae, family Cynipidae	A family of Hymenoptera
Broader	wasp	social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting