fruit fly
noun
: any of various small dipteran flies (such as a drosophila) whose larvae feed on fruit or decaying vegetable matter
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Fruit Flies Tiny fruit flies come in from outside, attracted to ripening produce on your kitchen counter, or they may be brought in on infested fruit.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 June 2025
In other words: horny fruit flies might save lives.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 18 June 2025
This is meant to supplement the seasonal mangoes in case there is low supply because of damage caused by fruit flies.
—John Okot, Christian Science Monitor, 20 May 2025
One cubic millimeter of mouse brain is about 20 times bigger than the complete fruit fly brain, and much more complex, the researchers said.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 June 2025
In other words: horny fruit flies might save lives.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 18 June 2025
This is meant to supplement the seasonal mangoes in case there is low supply because of damage caused by fruit flies.
—John Okot, Christian Science Monitor, 20 May 2025
One cubic millimeter of mouse brain is about 20 times bigger than the complete fruit fly brain, and much more complex, the researchers said.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fruit fly
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“Fruit fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fruit%20fly. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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