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tephritid

tephritid noun: a member of the Tephritidae, a family of fruit flies.

Noun

tephritid (plural tephritids)

  1. A member of the Tephritidae, a family of fruit flies.

Adjective

tephritid (not comparable)

  1. Relating to this family.
    • The long-term goal of the proposed research is to provide a range of tools that will facilitate management of invasive tephritid pests, thus decreasing control costs and environmental impact.(Can we date this quote?), United States Department of Agriculture, AFRICAN TEPHRITIDAE: INVASIVE SPECIES THREATENING U.S. FRUIT & VEGETABLE PRODUCTS, archived from the original on 01 Jan 2023

Forms of tephritid

pluraltephritids

Origin of tephritid

Borrowed from translingual Tephritidae, equivalent to Latin tephrītis + -id.

Questions about tephritid

What does tephritid mean?
Tephritid means a member of the Tephritidae, a family of fruit flies.
What part of speech is tephritid?
Tephritid can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of tephritid?
The plural of tephritid is tephritids.

Words near tephritid in the dictionary

  1. tephriphonolites
  2. tephriphonolitic
  3. tephrite
  4. tephrites
  5. tephritic
  6. tephritid
  7. tephritids
  8. tephritoid
  9. tephritoids
  10. tephro-
  11. tephrochronological

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