sawfly

English

noun

Definitions

Any of various flying insects of the suborder Symphyta whose ovipositor is long and often serrated and is used to cut into plants to lay eggs.

Etymology

Compound from English saw (saying, a saying) + English fly.

Origin

English

fly

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

againsaw English
alderfly English
antifly English
apple fly English
backsaw English
bandsaw English
barfly English
bee fly English
beetfly English
befly English
blackfly English
bobfly English
botfly English
bottlefly English
breezefly English
bucksaw English
butterfly English
buzzsaw English
catchfly English
chainsaw English
consaw English
cranefly English
crown saw English
damselfly English
dayfly English
deerfly English
dobsonfly English
dragonfly English
dronefly English
dungfly English
face fly English
fairyfly English
firefly English
fishfly English
fleshfly English
flier English
fliest English
flight English
flower fly English
fly English
fly sheet English
fly-ass English
fly-bitten English
fly-boy English
flyable English
flyaway English
flyback English
flyball English
flybane English
flyblow English
flyboat English
flybook English
flyboy English
flybridge English
flycatch English
flycatcher English
flycatching English
flycraft English
flyer English
flyest English
flyfish English
flyfisher English
flyfisherman English
flyflap English
flyflapper English
flyhawk English
flying English
flyleaf English
flyless English
flyloft English
flymaker English
flyman English
flyness English
flynet English
flyoff English
flyout English
flypaper English
flypast English
flyperson English
flypost English
flyproof English
flyrobin English
flyrod English
flyscreen English
flysheet English
flyspeck English
flystrike English
flystruck English
flyswat English
flyswatter English
flythrough English
flytime English
flytrap English
flyunder English
flyway English
flyweight English
flywheel English
flywhisk English
flywire English
flyworthy English
framesaw English
fretsaw English
fruitfly English
gadfly English
gainsaw English
gallfly English
gangsaw English
greenfly English
griffinfly English
hacksaw English
handsaw English
hole saw English
horsefly English
housefly English
hoverfly English
ice-saw English
jigsaw English
lanternfly English
lanthorn-fly English
mantisfly English
mayfly English
microsaw English
minisaw English
outfly English
overfly English
owlfly English
oxfly English
pad saw English
palmfly English
pitsaw English
quartersaw English
refly English
resaw English
ripsaw English
robberfly English
sandfly English
saw English
sawable English
sawbelly English
sawbench English
sawbill English
sawblade English
sawbones English
sawbuck English
sawdust English
sawer English
sawest English
saweth English
sawfish English
sawgrass English
sawhorse English
sawlike English
sawlog English
sawman English
sawmill English
sawmiller English
sawpit English
sawshark English
sawtimber English
sawtooth English
sawwort English
sawyer English
scorpionfly English
shadfly English
shoofly pie English
singing saw English
snakefly English
soothsaw English
stonefly English
supersaw English
upfly English
whipsaw English
whitefly English
withsaw English
フライ Japanese
flye Middle English
sawe Middle English
sábh Irish
flai Tok Pisin
so Tok Pisin