mediterranean fruit fly

Med·i·ter·ra·ne·an fruit fly

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [med-i-tuh-rey-nee-uh n froot flahy]
- /ˌmɛd ɪ təˈreɪ ni ən frut flaɪ/
- /ˌmed.ɪ.təˈreɪ.ni.ən fruːt flaɪ/

Definitions of mediterranean fruit fly words

noun mediterranean fruit fly a small, black and white, irregularly banded two-winged fly, Ceratitis capitata, of many warm regions, that damages citrus and other succulent fruit crops by implanting eggs that hatch into maggots within the fruit. 1
noun mediterranean fruit fly a species of dipterous fly, Ceratitis capitata, having marbled wings, whose maggots tunnel into fruits such as citrus, peach, and vine in the Mediterranean area, South Africa, and elsewhere: family Trypetidae 0
noun mediterranean fruit fly a small, gall-forming, two-winged fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) whose larvae infest and feed on many kinds of crops, esp. on citrus fruits 0

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

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