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peacock fly

peacock fly noun: a fruit fly of the family Tephritidae.

Noun

peacock fly (plural peacock flies)

  1. A fruit fly of the family Tephritidae.

Forms of peacock fly

pluralpeacock flies

Questions about peacock fly

What does peacock fly mean?
Peacock fly means a fruit fly of the family Tephritidae.
What part of speech is peacock fly?
Peacock fly is a noun.
What is the plural of peacock fly?
The plural of peacock fly is peacock flies.

Words near peacock fly in the dictionary

  1. peacock flies
  2. peacock flounder
  3. peacock flounders
  4. peacock flower
  5. peacock flowers
  6. peacock fly
  7. peacock jumping spider
  8. peacock jumping spiders
  9. peacock mantis shrimp
  10. peacock mantis shrimps
  11. peacock mite

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