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gall wasp

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
gal-l wasp
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Inflected Forms

gall wasps (plural)

Phrases

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Synonyms

gallfly cynipid wasp cynipid gall wasp

Questions

What does gall wasp mean?
Any insect of the family Cynipidae, whose larvae damage plants, particularly oak trees, creating galls.

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