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HESSIAN FLY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains
Synonyms:
Hessian fly; Mayetiola destructor
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Hessian fly" is a kind of...):
gall gnat; gall midge; gallfly (fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants)
Holonyms ("Hessian fly" is a member of...):
genus Mayetiola; Mayetiola (a genus of Cecidomyidae)
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