Meanings
adjectiveceratitidine (comparative more ceratitidine, superlative most ceratitidine)
comparative more ceratitidine · superlative most ceratitidine
- biologyRelated to flies of the tephritid tribe Ceratitidini.
The research included development of a diagnostic tool for identification of ceratitidine tephritids, and we had an opportunity to test this on maggots that were intercepted from a shipment originating in Europe.
(Can we date this quote?), United States Department of Agriculture, AFRICAN TEPHRITIDAE: INVASIVE SPECIES THREATENING U.S. FRUIT & VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
Origin
- translingualCeratitidi
- Englishceratitidine
From translingual Ceratitidi + -ine.
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APA
ceratitidine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceratitidine
MLA
“ceratitidine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceratitidine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ceratitidine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceratitidine.
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