leaf-miner fly

English

Alternative forms

  • leaf miner fly

Etymology

From leaf +‎ miner (the larva feeds on leaves from the inside) +‎ fly.

Noun

leaf-miner fly (plural leaf-miner flies)

  1. A fly in the family Agromyzidae, most larvae of which are leaf miners on various plants.

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