MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mediterranean fruit fly mean? 

• MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY (noun)
  The noun MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Ceratitis capitata; medfly; Mediterranean fruit fly

Hypernyms ("Mediterranean fruit fly" is a kind of...):

fruit fly; pomace fly (any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits)

Holonyms ("Mediterranean fruit fly" is a member of...):

Ceratitis; genus Ceratitis (Mediterranean fruit flies)