medfly

English

Alternative forms

• Medfly

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Noun

medfly (plural medflies)

1. A small fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata), native to the Mediterranean.
   • (Can we date this quote?), United States Department of Agriculture, AFRICAN TEPHRITIDAE: INVASIVE SPECIES THREATENING U.S. FRUIT & VEGETABLE PRODUCTS‎^[1]:

     Our efforts are directed against species of African origin because these include several notorious pests (such as medfly, Ceratitis capitata), as well as some of the most poorly known ones (species of Dacus feeding on cucurbits).

Synonyms

• Mediterranean fruit fly

Translations

fruit fly

• Bulgarian: средиземноморска плодова муха f (sredizemnomorska plodova muha)
• French: mouche méditerranéenne des fruits