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