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/mˌɛdətərˈeɪniən frut flaɪ/ Listen

Mediterranean fruit fly

noun

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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... 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

Words linked to "Mediterranean fruit fly" : Ceratitis capitata, genus Ceratitis, Ceratitis, medfly, pomace fly, fruit fly