fruit fly

Noun

Meaning

any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

pomace fly fly bug pest vermin drosophila Drosophila melanogaster mud dauber flesh fly greenbottle dipteron dipterous insect cluster fly blister fly house fly

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Hypernyms

dipteran dipteron dipterous insect two-winged insects

Hyponyms

medfly drosophila Drosophila melanogaster railroad worm Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata

Examples

Another method, useful in organisms such as Drosophila (fruit fly), is to induce mutations in a large population and then screen the progeny for the desired mutation. Source: Internet

Long, slender eggs are laid inside of the fruit by the female papaya fruit fly. Source: Internet

Pests The papaya fruit fly is mainly yellow with black marks. Source: Internet

For example, a rabbit (mature after 8 months) can produce 10–30 offspring per year, and a fruit fly (mature after 10–14 days) can produce up to 900 offspring per year. Source: Internet

Other countries, including New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, India, and Mexico, have permitted the irradiation of fresh fruits for fruit fly quarantine purposes, amongst others. Source: Internet

Quotation from p 213. Because of Morgan's dramatic success with Drosophila, many other labs throughout the world took up fruit fly genetics. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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