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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gallfly \Gall"fly`\, n.; pl {Gallflies}. (Zo["o]l.) An insect that deposits its eggs in plants, and occasions galls, esp. any small hymenopteran of the genus {Cynips} and allied genera. See Illust. of {Gall}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: gallfly n 1: small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants [syn: {gall wasp}, {cynipid wasp}, {cynipid gall wasp}] 2: fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants [syn: {gall midge}, {gall gnat}] 3: any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed
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