"medfly" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-us-medfly.ogg [US] Forms: medflies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} medfly (plural medflies)
  1. A small fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata), native to the Mediterranean. Wikipedia link: medfly Categories (lifeform): Tephritoid flies Synonyms: Mediterranean fruit fly, Medfly Translations (fruit fly): средиземноморска плодова муха (sredizemnomorska plodova muha) [feminine] (Bulgarian), mouche méditerranéenne des fruits (French)

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