What is the meaning of gallfly?

noun

  • Small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants.
  • Fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants.
  • Any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed. .
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