Australian English Meaning of mediterranean fruit fly

Mediterranean fruit fly

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Wordnet

mediterranean fruit fly (n)

small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit

Webster

mediterranean fruit fly ()

A two-winged fly (Ceratitis capitata) with black and white markings, native of the Mediterranean countries, but now widely distributed. Its larva lives in ripening oranges, peaches, and other fruits, causing them to decay and fall.

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Mediterranean fruit fly

small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruitA two-winged fly (Ceratitis capitata) with black an

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