CYNIPID GALL WASP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cynipid gall wasp mean? 

• CYNIPID GALL WASP (noun)
  The noun CYNIPID GALL WASP has 1 sense:

1. small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants

  Familiarity information: CYNIPID GALL WASP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CYNIPID GALL WASP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

cynipid gall wasp; cynipid wasp; gall wasp; gallfly

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)