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Dutch
Etymology
From fruit (“fruit”) + vlieg (“fly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfrœy̯t.flix/
- Hyphenation: fruit‧vlieg
Noun
fruitvlieg f (plural fruitvliegen, diminutive fruitvliegje n)
- fruitfly, fly of the genus Drosophila