Medfly
[med-flahy] /ˈmɛdˌflaɪ/
noun, plural medflies.
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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.
/ˈmɛdˌflaɪ/
noun (pl) -fly, -flies
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another name for Mediterranean fruit fly
noun
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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 Also called medfly
Mediterranean fruit fly
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