单词 | agromyzid |
释义 | agromyzidadj.n. Entomology. A. adj. Belonging to or characteristic of the family Agromyzidae, which comprises small dipteran flies whose larvae tunnel within the leaves of plants. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [adjective] > belonging to family Agromyzidae agromyzid1901 1901 Proc. Linn. Soc. New S. Wales 25 345 Bred by Mr. Froggatt from an Agromyzid gall on Eucalyptus corymbosa. 1933 Ann. Appl. Biol. 20 498 An interesting Agromyzid fly which mines or tunnels in the cambium of basket willows. 2003 C. R. Townsend et al. Essent. Ecol. (ed. 2) vii. 241 Insect galls, caused by agromyzid flies.., are some of the most remarkable examples of this takeover of the host's development to provide a habitat for a parasite. B. n. An agromyzid fly. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > suborder Brachycera > family Agromyzidae > member of agromyzid1907 1907 Psyche (Cambr. (Mass.) Entomol. Club) 14 74 This, I believe, is the first gall-like structure to be described for an Agromyzid. 1951 C. N. Colyer & C. O. Hammond Flies Brit. Isles 235 Apart from various Phytomyza species which turn up quite frequently when sweeping grasses and low herbage..adult Agromyzids are not met with very commonly. 2007 S. O. Hansen et al. in P. Pyšek et al. Ecol. & Managem. Giant Hogweed xi. 183 Most agromyzids are family-specific, and the larvae often feed on..plant genera belonging to the same plant family. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1901 |
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