What does "medfly" mean?

Synonym of Mediterranean fruit fly.

Medfly

Q: What is a synonym for "medfly"?

Common synonyms include: mediterranean fruit fly, ceratitis capitata, lab medfly population, sit strain, tephritid fruit fly.

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Noun

1
Synonym of Mediterranean fruit fly.
"Our efforts are directed against species of African origin because these include several notorious pests (such as medfly, Ceratitis capitata), as well as some of the most poorly known ones (species of Dacus feeding on cucurbits)."
2
small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit wordnet

Synonyms

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mediterranean fruit fly ceratitis capitata lab medfly population sit strain tephritid fruit fly

Antonyms

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benign insect nonpest insect wild medfly population

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"Our efforts are directed against species of African origin because these include several notorious pests (such as medfly, Ceratitis capitata), as well as some of the most poorly known ones (species of Dacus feeding on cucurbits)."

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