MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY
\mˌɛdɪtɪɹˈe͡ɪni͡ən fɹˈuːt flˈa͡ɪ], \mˌɛdɪtɪɹˈeɪniən fɹˈuːt flˈaɪ], \m_ˌɛ_d_ɪ_t_ɪ_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n_iə_n f_ɹ_ˈuː_t f_l_ˈaɪ]\
Definitions of MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
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small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit
By Princeton University
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small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A two-winged fly (Ceratitis capitata) with black and white markings, native of the Mediterranean countries, but now widely distributed. Its larva lives in ripening oranges, peaches, and other fruits, causing them to decay and fall.
By Oddity Software
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A two-winged fly (Ceratitis capitata) with black and white markings, native of the Mediterranean countries, but now widely distributed. Its larva lives in ripening oranges, peaches, and other fruits, causing them to decay and fall.
By Noah Webster.
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An order of the class Insecta. Wings, when present, number two and distinguish Diptera from other so-called flies, while the halteres, or reduced hindwings, separate Diptera from other insects with one pair of wings. The order includes the families Calliphoridae, Oestridae, Phoridae, Sarcophagidae, Scatophagidae, Sciaridae, SIMULIIDAE, Tabanidae, Therevidae, Trypetidae, CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CULICIDAE; DROSOPHILIDAE; GLOSSINIDAE; MUSCIDAE; and PSYCHODIDAE.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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