"Hessian fly" meaning in All languages combined

See Hessian fly on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Hessian flies [plural]
Etymology: The fly was thought to have been accidentally imported into North America by Hessian soldiers during the Revolutionary War. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Hessian fly (plural Hessian flies)
  1. Mayetiola destructor, a species of fly that is a significant pest of cereal crops. Categories (lifeform): Bibionomorphs Synonyms: barley midge, wheat midge Translations (Mayetiola destructor): hessisk galmyg [common-gender] (Danish), viljasääsk (Estonian), hesseninsääski (Finnish), korngallmygga [common-gender] (Swedish), hessisk fluga [common-gender] (Swedish)

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