HyperDic: mediterranean_fruit_fly

English > 1 sense of the expression *Mediterranean fruit fly*:
NOUN	animal	Mediterranean fruit fly, medfly, Ceratitis capitata	small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit

English > *Mediterranean fruit fly*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit.
Synonyms	medfly, Ceratitis capitata
Member of	Ceratitis, genus Ceratitis	Mediterranean fruit flies
Broader	fruit fly, pomace fly	Any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits