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iris sawfly

iris sawfly noun: rhadinoceraea micans, a species of sawfly which feeds on plants of the genus Iris.

iris sawfly: rhadinoceraea micans, a species of sawfly which feeds on plants of the genus Iris
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Noun

iris sawfly (plural iris sawflies)

  1. Rhadinoceraea micans, a species of sawfly which feeds on plants of the genus Iris.

Forms of iris sawfly

pluraliris sawflies

Origin of iris sawfly

From iris + sawfly, so called because its larvae feed on Iris-genus plants.

Questions about iris sawfly

What does iris sawfly mean?
Iris sawfly means rhadinoceraea micans, a species of sawfly which feeds on plants of the genus Iris.
What part of speech is iris sawfly?
Iris sawfly is a noun.
What is the plural of iris sawfly?
The plural of iris sawfly is iris sawflies.

Words near iris sawfly in the dictionary

  1. iris out
  2. iris outs
  3. iris pigmented epithelia
  4. iris pigmented epithelium
  5. iris sawflies
  6. iris sawfly
  7. iris shot
  8. iris shots
  9. iris-
  10. iris-skipper
  11. iris-skippers

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