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medflies

medflies is the plural of medfly.

Meaning of medfly

Noun

medfly (plural medflies)

  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).2022 September 6 (last accessed), United States Department of Agriculture, “Archived copy”, in AFRICAN TEPHRITIDAE: INVASIVE SPECIES THREATENING U.S. FRUIT & VEGETABLE PRODUCTS, archived from the...

Questions about medflies

What is medflies the plural of?
Medflies is the plural of medfly.

Words near medflies in the dictionary

  1. Medewiwin
  2. medex
  3. medexes
  4. medfet
  5. Medfield
  6. medflies
  7. medfluencer
  8. medfluencers
  9. medfly
  10. Medford
  11. Medford Lakes

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