fruitfly

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A form of fruit fly — Any insect of the Tephritidae family, whose larvae damage plant tissue.

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Meanings

nounfruitfly (plural fruitflies)

plural fruitflies

  1. alternativeproscribedAlternative spelling of fruit fly.

Origin

From fruit + fly.

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APA

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

MLA

“fruitfly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fruitfly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fruitfly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fruitfly.

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