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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sawfly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
sawfly
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various flying insects of the suborder Symphyta, within the order Hymenoptera, whose ovipositor is long and often serrated and is used to cut into plants to lay eggs.

Etymology

From saw + fly.

Inflected Forms

sawflies (plural)

Phrases

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Questions

What does sawfly mean?
Any of various flying insects of the suborder Symphyta, within the order Hymenoptera, whose ovipositor is long and often serrated and is used to cut into plants to lay eggs.
Where does sawfly come from?
From saw + fly.

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