iris sawfly

noun

Rhadinoceraea micans, a species of sawfly which feeds on plants of the genus Iris.

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Meanings

nouniris sawfly (plural iris sawflies)

plural iris sawflies

  1. Rhadinoceraea micans, a species of sawfly which feeds on plants of the genus Iris.

Origin

From iris + sawfly, so called because its larvae feed on Iris-genus plants.

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iris sawfly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iris%20sawfly

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“iris sawfly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iris%20sawfly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “iris sawfly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iris%20sawfly.

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