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Meaning Of Sawfly
n.
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.