Meanings
nounwheat sawfly (plural wheat sawflies)
plural wheat sawflies
- A small European sawfly (Cephus pygmeus) whose larvae damage wheat by boring in the stalks.
Synonyms: wheat stem fly, wheat stem sawfly
- Any of several small American sawflies of the genus Dolerus, whose larvae damage the stems or heads of wheat.
- Pachynematus extensicornis, whose larvae feed chiefly on the blades of wheat.
Synonyms: grass sawfly
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small European sawfly (Cephus pygmeus) whose larvae damage wheat by boring in the stalks.
Similar
wheat stem flywheat stem sawfly
nounPachynematus extensicornis, whose larvae feed chiefly on the blades of wheat.
Similar
grass sawfly
Translations
Finnish olkikorsiainen
- olkikorsiainenCephus pygmaeus
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APA
wheat sawfly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheat%20sawfly
MLA
“wheat sawfly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheat%20sawfly. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wheat sawfly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheat%20sawfly.
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