apple fly

noun

Any of several dipterous insects particularly in the families Tephritidae and Drosophilidae whose larvae burrow into apples.

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Meanings

nounapple fly (plural apple flies)

plural apple flies

  1. Any of several dipterous insects particularly in the families Tephritidae and Drosophilidae whose larvae burrow into apples.

Origin

From apple + fly.

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APA

apple fly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apple%20fly

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“apple fly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apple%20fly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apple fly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apple%20fly.

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