Pristiphora

noun

Pris·​tiph·​o·​ra

priˈstifərə

: a genus of sawflies (family Tenthredinidae) that includes many economic pests of forest trees see larch sawfly

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pristi- (probably from Greek pristes saw) + -phora

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