noun🔗ShareTenthrèdeAny of various flying insects of the suborder Symphyta whose ovipositor is long and often serrated and is used to cut into plants to lay eggs."The gardener noticed a sawfly cutting into the leaves of his rose bush to lay its eggs. "Le jardinier a remarqué une tenthrède coupant les feuilles de son rosier pour y pondre ses œufs.insectanimalnaturebiologyorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading