Found 2 items, similar to sawfly.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sawfly sawfly n : insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sawfly Sawfly \Saw"fly`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to the family Tenthredinid[ae]. The female usually has an ovipositor containing a pair of sawlike organs with which she makes incisions in the leaves or stems of plants in which to lay the eggs. The larv[ae] resemble those of Lepidoptera. [1913 Webster]