CYNIPID GALL WASP

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants

Synonyms:

cynipid gall wasp; cynipid wasp; gall wasp; gallfly

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("cynipid gall wasp" is a kind of...):

wasp (social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting)

Holonyms ("cynipid gall wasp" is a member of...):

Cynipidae; family Cynipidae (a family of Hymenoptera)

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