HESSIAN FLY

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Meaning:

Small fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains

Synonyms:

Hessian fly; Mayetiola destructor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Hessian fly" is a kind of...):

gall gnat; gall midge; gallfly (fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants)

Holonyms ("Hessian fly" is a member of...):

genus Mayetiola; Mayetiola (a genus of Cecidomyidae)

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