vinegar fly

vinegar fly

n. See fruit fly.

vinegar fly

n (Animals) any of various dipterous flies of the genus Drosophila. See drosophila

fruit′ fly`

n. 1. any of numerous small, black or steely green flies of the family Tephritidae, whose eggs are deposited in fruit for the larvae to feed on after hatching. 2. Also called drosophila. any of numerous similar yellowish flies of the family Drosophilidae, which feed on the yeasts of fermenting fruit used in laboratory studies. [1745–55]

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vinegar fly - flies whose larvae feed on pickles and imperfectly sealed preservesfruit fly, pomace fly - any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruitsgenus Drosophila - a genus of Drosophilidae