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Webster 1913 Edition


Gallfly

Gall′flyˊ

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Gallflies
.
(Zool.)
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Gallfly

GALL'FLY

,
Noun.
The insect that punctures plants and occasions galls; the cynips.