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Mediterranean fruit fly

DEFINITIONS OF: Mediterranean fruit fly

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n small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit

Synonyms:
Ceratitis capitata, medfly
Type of:
fruit fly, pomace fly
any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits
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