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English noun: fruit fly

1. fruit fly (animal) any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits


Synonymspomace fly


Broader (hypernym)dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects


Narrower (hyponym)apple maggot, Ceratitis capitata, drosophila, Drosophila melanogaster, medfly, Mediterranean fruit fly, railroad worm, Rhagoletis pomonella, vinegar fly









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