vinegar fly
English
editEtymology
editSo called because it may breed in imperfectly sealed preserves and in pickles.
Noun
editvinegar fly (plural vinegar flies)
- Any fly of the family Drosophilidae
- Any fly of the genus Drosophila, especially Drosophila melanogaster, the common fruit fly.
Further reading
edit- vinegar fly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia