GALLFLY Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word gallfly. (close relations)
Definition of GALLFLY
Best Alternative Words for GALLFLY
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annoyance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed • anger produced by some annoying irritation • an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating • something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness • the act of troubling or annoying someone | ||||||||
insect | nounn | |||||||
noun • small air-breathing arthropod • a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect | ||||||||
irritant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • something that causes irritation and annoyance | ||||||||
pest | nounn | |||||||
noun • a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal • any epidemic disease with a high death rate • a persistently annoying person • any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc. | ||||||||
cynipid gall wasp | nounn | |||||||
noun • small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants | ||||||||
cynipid wasp | nounn | |||||||
noun • small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants | ||||||||
gall gnat | nounn | |||||||
noun • fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants | ||||||||
gall midge | nounn | |||||||
noun • fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants | ||||||||
gall wasp | nounn | |||||||
noun • small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants |