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Mediterranean fruit fly definition

Mediterranean fruit fly

a small, gall-forming, two-winged fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) whose larvae infest and feed on many kinds of crops, esp. on citrus fruits

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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