Mediterranean fruit fly

noun

A fruit fly of species Ceratitis capitata, capable of wreaking extensive crop damage.

Similar
medflyCeratitis capitata
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Meanings

nounMediterranean fruit fly (plural Mediterranean fruit flies)

plural Mediterranean fruit flies

  1. A fruit fly of species Ceratitis capitata, capable of wreaking extensive crop damage.

    Synonyms: medfly

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fruit fly of species Ceratitis capitata, capable of wreaking extensive crop damage.

Similar
medfly

More synonyms by meaning

nounsmall black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit

Similar
medflyCeratitis capitata
Broader
fruit flypomace fly
Also see
medfly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian средиземноморска плодова муха
  • средиземноморска плодова муха (sredizemnomorska plodova muha)fruit fly
French mouche méditerranéenne des fruits
  • mouche méditerranéenne des fruitsfruit fly
Russian средиземномо́рская плодо́вая му́ха
  • средиземномо́рская плодо́вая му́ха (sredizemnomórskaja plodóvaja múxa)fruit fly
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