noun
small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit
• Syn: ↑Mediterranean fruit fly, ↑Ceratitis capitata
• Hypernyms: ↑fruit fly, ↑pomace fly
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ceratitis, ↑genus Ceratitis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.