Definition of Neodiprion
:a genus of sawflies including forms that in the larval stage feed on and often cause serious defoliation of pines and other conifers
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Neodiprion
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Neo·di·pri·on
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Origin and Etymology of neodiprion
New Latin, from ne- + Diprion, genus of sawflies, from di- + -prion
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