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wheat sawfly

noun

Definition of wheat sawfly

1 : wheat stem sawfly
2 : any of several small American sawflies of the genus Dolerus (as D. collaris and D. arvensis) whose larvae injure the stems or heads of wheat
3 : a sawfly (Pachynematus extensicornis) whose larvae feed on the blades of wheat and other grasses

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