"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. Categories (lifeform): Tephritoid flies Synonyms: medfly

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