"Mediterranean fruit fly" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Mediterranean fruit flies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Mediterranean fruit fly}} Mediterranean fruit fly (plural Mediterranean fruit flies)
  1. A fruit fly of species Ceratitis capitata, capable of wreaking extensive crop damage. Synonyms: medfly Translations (fruit fly): средиземноморска плодова муха (sredizemnomorska plodova muha) [feminine] (Bulgarian), mouche méditerranéenne des fruits (French), средиземномо́рская плодо́вая му́ха (sredizemnomórskaja plodóvaja múxa) [feminine] (Russian)

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