HyperDic: hessian_fly

English > 1 sense of the expression Hessian fly:
NOUNanimalHessian fly, Mayetiola destructorsmall fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains
English > Hessian fly: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains.
SynonymMayetiola destructor
Member ofMayetiola, genus MayetiolaA genus of Cecidomyidae
Broadergall midge, gallfly, gall gnatFragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants

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