fruit fly
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A drosophila
See also: fruitfly
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Noun
fruit fly (plural fruit flies)
- Any insect of the Tephritidae family, whose larvae damage plant tissue.
- Any insect of the Drosophilidae family, whose larvae feed on ripening fruit, especially the species Drosophila melanogaster that is used in genetic research.
- Hyponym: drosophila
- (slang) A woman who enjoys the company of homosexual men
- Synonym: fag hag
Derived terms
- black cherry fruit fly (Rhagoletis fausta)
- cherry fruit fly (Rhagoletis cerasi)
- common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster)
- European cherry fruit fly (Rhagoletis cerasi)
- flightless fruit fly
- lesser fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster)
- mango fruit fly (Ceratitis cosyra)
- Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata)
- Mexican fruit fly (Anastrepha ludens)
- Natal fruit fly (Ceratitis rosa)
- olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae)
- oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis)
- papaya fruit fly (Toxotrypana curvicauda)
- Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni)
- tephritid fruit fly (Tephritidae spp.)
- West Indian fruit fly (Anastrepha obliqua)
Translations
Tephritidae
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Drosophilidae — see also Drosophila melanogaster
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References
fruit fly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Tephritidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Drosophilidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
