Etymology

tephritoid

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Today it means: Any fly of the superfamily Tephritoidea. Full definition →

taxonomic name Tephritoidea
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  1. taxonomic name · borrowed fromTephritoidea
  2. English todaytephritoid

Borrowed from taxonomic name Tephritoidea.

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