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Meaning of wheat sawfly | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A small European sawfly (Cephus pygmeus) whose larvae damage wheat by boring in the stalks.
  2. Any of several small American sawflies of the genus Dolerus, whose larvae damage the stems or heads of wheat.
  3. Pachynematus extensicornis, whose larvae feed chiefly on the blades of wheat.

Equivalents

Suomi olkikorsiainen

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

wheat starch wheat thief wheat weevil wheat-eddish wheat-eel wheat-field

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