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gall wasps

gall wasps is the plural of gall wasp.

Meaning of gall wasp

Noun

gall wasp (plural gall wasps)

  1. Any insect of the family Cynipidae, whose larvae damage plants, particularly oak trees, creating galls.
    Synonyms:
    gallfly

Questions about gall wasps

What is gall wasps the plural of?
Gall wasps is the plural of gall wasp.

Words near gall wasps in the dictionary

  1. gall of glass
  2. gall of the earth
  3. gall stone
  4. gall stones
  5. gall wasp
  6. gall wasps
  7. gall-less
  8. gall-nut
  9. gall-nut ink
  10. gall-nut inks
  11. gall-nuts

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