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Tenthredinidae
plural noun
Ten·thre·din·i·dae
\ˌten(t)thrəˈdinəˌdē\
Definition of Tenthredinidae
: a family of Hymenoptera comprising all the sawflies or now more commonly including various typical sawflies — see tenthredinoidea
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Origin and Etymology of tenthredinidae
New Latin Tenthredin-, Tenthredo, type genus (from Greek tenthrēdōn, a kind of wasp) + -idae
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