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noun
Any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits.
synonym: fruit fly.
is a specific kind of: dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects.
is a broader term that covers: apple maggot, railroad worm, Rhagoletis pomonella | Ceratitis capitata, medfly, Mediterranean fruit fly | drosophila, Drosophila melanogaster | vinegar fly.
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