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Mediterranean fruit fly   /mˌɛdətərˈeɪniən frut flaɪ/   Listen
Mediterranean fruit fly

noun
1.
Small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit.  Synonyms: Ceratitis capitata, medfly.





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"Mediterranean fruit fly" Quotes from Famous Books



... peaches we used to grow before the Mediterranean fruit fly got into them," Alice agreed. "I don't think you shaved more than once a week then. You were a pretty boy. Don't you remember the hula we composed ...
— On the Makaloa Mat/Island Tales • Jack London


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