Hessian-fly
1Hessian fly — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …
2Hessian fly — Hessian Hes sian, a. Of or relating to Hesse, in Germany, or to the Hessians. [1913 Webster] {Hessian boots}, or {Hessians}, boot of a kind worn in England, in the early part of the nineteenth century, tasseled in front. Thackeray. {Hessian… …
3Hessian fly — см. Приложение 1 (Mayetiola destructor). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …
4Hessian fly — Hessian fly. См. гессенская муха. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …
5Hessian fly — ☆ Hessian fly n. a small gall midge (Mayetiola destructor) whose larvae destroy wheat crops …
6Hessian fly — Cecidomyia Cec i*do*my i*a (s[e^]s [i^]*d[ o]*m[imac] [i^]*[.a]), prop. n. [Nl., fr. Gr. khki s, khki^dos, a gall nut + myi^a a fly.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of small dipterous files, including several very injurious species, as the {Hessian fly}. See …
7Hessian fly — a small fly, Phytophaga destructor, the larvae of which feed on the stems of wheat and other grasses. [1780 90, Amer.] * * * ▪ insect small fly in the gall midge family, Cecidomyiidae (order Diptera), that is very destructive to wheat crops.… …
8Hessian fly — Hes′sian fly′ n. ent a small fly, Mayetiola (or Phytophaga) destructor, the larvae of which feed on the stems of wheat and other grasses …
9Hessian fly — noun Date: 1786 a small European dipteran fly (Mayetiola destructor) introduced into North America that is destructive to wheat …
10hessian-fly — n. Wheat fly (Cecidomyia destructor) …
