fruit flies
Meaning
plural of fruit fly
fruit fly
- Any insect of the Tephritidae family, whose larvae damage plant tissue.
- Any insect of the Drosophilidae family, whose larvae feed on ripening fruit, especially the species Drosophila melanogaster that is used in genetic research.
- (slang) A woman who enjoys the company of homosexual men.
Synonyms
Tephritidae
trypetidae
Translations
ذباب الثمار
Tephritidae Trypetidae
Tephritidae mouche des fruits trypetidae
Tephritidae mosche della frutta trypetidae
Drosophilidae
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