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leaf-miner fly

leaf-miner fly noun: a fly in the family Agromyzidae, most larvae of which are leaf miners on various plants.

Noun

leaf-miner fly (plural leaf-miner flies)

  1. A fly in the family Agromyzidae, most larvae of which are leaf miners on various plants.

Forms of leaf-miner fly

pluralleaf-miner flies
alternative formleaf miner fly

Origin of leaf-miner fly

From leaf + miner (the larva feeds on leaves from the inside) + fly.

Questions about leaf-miner fly

What does leaf-miner fly mean?
Leaf-miner fly means a fly in the family Agromyzidae, most larvae of which are leaf miners on various plants.
What part of speech is leaf-miner fly?
Leaf-miner fly is a noun.
What is the plural of leaf-miner fly?
The plural of leaf-miner fly is leaf-miner flies.

Words near leaf-miner fly in the dictionary

  1. leaf-hopper
  2. leaf-hoppers
  3. leaf-like
  4. leaf-miner
  5. leaf-miner flies
  6. leaf-miner fly
  7. leaf-miners
  8. leaf-nosed
  9. leaf-nosed bat
  10. leaf-nosed bats
  11. leaf-notcher

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