garbage fly

noun

The fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster).

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Meanings

noungarbage fly (plural garbage flies)

plural garbage flies

  1. The fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster).
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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