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(n.) Any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to the family Tenthredinidae. The female usually has an ovipositor containing a pair of sawlike organs with which she makes incisions in the leaves or stems of plants in which to lay the eggs. The larvae resemble those of Lepidoptera.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sawfly'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/sawfly.html. 1828.
 
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