gall wasp

English

Gall wasps

Noun

gall wasp (plural gall wasps)

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

Synonyms

• gallfly

Derived terms

• citrus gall wasp (Bruchophagus fellis)
• eucalyptus gall wasp (Leptocybe invasa)
• gray midrib gall wasp (Cynips multipunctatus)
• oak gall wasp (tribe Cynipini)
• red-pea gall wasp (Cynips divisa)
• round gall wasp (Cynips conspicua)
• speckled gall wasp (Cynips mirabilis)
• spined turbaned gall wasp (Cynips douglasi)
• urchin gall wasp (Cynips quercusechinus)

Translations

insect of the family Cynipidae

• Finnish: äkämäpistiäinen (fi)
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: ψήν m (psḗn)

• Hungarian: gubacsdarázs (hu)
• Japanese: 癭蜂 (タマバチ, tamabachi)
• Polish: galasówka f