wheat fly

noun

Any of several flies that destroy wheat crops, such as the Hessian fly and Contarinia tritici, also known as wheat midge and by other common names.

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Meanings

nounwheat fly (plural wheat flies)

plural wheat flies

  1. Any of several flies that destroy wheat crops, such as the Hessian fly and Contarinia tritici, also known as wheat midge and by other common names.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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