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 Definitions of fruit fly  [ˈfru tər ər]  

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Definition of 'fruit fly' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) fruit fly
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.

Etymology:  (1745–55)

Definition of 'fruit fly' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) fruit fly, pomace fly
any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits

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