English Dictionary

gall wasp

名詞

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

日本語の意味

植物（特にオーク）の組織に虫瘿（しゅう、＝植物が成長異常を起こし核を囲むように発達した構造）を作り出すシニピド科に属するハチ類。

A gall wasp laid its eggs in an oak bud, and the larvae later formed a round gall that drained the tree's nutrients.

虫こぶを作るハチがオークの芽に卵を産み、その幼虫がやがて丸い虫こぶを作って木の栄養を吸い取った。

意味（1）

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

gall wasps （ plural ）