sawfly

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: saw=fly

CIDE DICTIONARY

sawfly, n. 

 Any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to the family Tenthredinidæ. 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 larvæ resemble those of Lepidoptera.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

sawfly, n. (pl. -flies) any insect of the superfamily Tenthredinidae, with a serrated ovipositor, the larvae of which are injurious to plants.