"olive fruit fly" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: olive fruit flies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=olive fruit fly}} olive fruit fly (plural olive fruit flies)
  1. Synonym of olive fly (Bactrocera oleae). Categories (lifeform): Tephritoid flies Synonyms: olive fly [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-olive_fruit_fly-en-noun-1x82G~2h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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