Mediterranean fruit fly

noun

: a small widely distributed yellowish-brown dipteran fly (Ceratitis capitata) with a banded abdomen whose larva lives and feeds in ripening fruit

called also medfly

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  • Mediterranean fruit fly

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Mediterranean fruit fly was in 1899

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“Mediterranean fruit fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mediterranean%20fruit%20fly. Accessed 6 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

Mediterranean fruit fly

noun
: a small widely distributed yellowish brown two-winged fly whose larva lives and feeds in ripening fruit

called also medfly

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