tephritoid
US/ˈtɛ.fɹɪ.tɔɪd/
tephritoid noun: any fly of the superfamily Tephritoidea.
Noun
tephritoid (plural tephritoids)
- Any fly of the superfamily Tephritoidea.
- Section I provides reviews of the phylogeny of the Superfamily Tephritoidea (Chapter 1 by Korneyev), the behavior of fly relatives (tephritoids) of the Tephritidae (Chapter 2 by Sivinski), and the history of studies on tephritids including many of the World’s most important Genera of economic...2002 June, Pauline O. Lawrence, “Book Reviews”, in Florida Entomologist, volume 85, number 2, archived from the original on 29 Oct 2019, page 398
- The highest diversity of tephritoids occurs in the tropics.2014 September 19, Jere Kahanpää, Kaj Winqvist, “Checklist of the Diptera superfamilies Tephritoidea and Sciomyzoidea of Finland (Insecta)”, in ZooKeys, volume 441, →DOI, archived from the original...
Adjective
tephritoid (comparative more tephritoid, superlative most tephritoid)
- Relating to flies of the superfamily Tephritoidea, or characteristic thereof.
- For specialists and non-specialists alike, the historical review of fruit fly research (Diaz-Fleischer and Aluja) and discussion of tephritoid flies (Sivinski) is refreshing and informative.2002 June, Pauline O. Lawrence, “Book Reviews”, in Florida Entomologist, volume 85, number 2, archived from the original on 29 Oct 2019, page 398
- Six of the nine extant tephritoid families have been found in Finland: no richardiid, ctenostylid or pyrgotid have been found in the country.2014 September 19, Jere Kahanpää, Kaj Winqvist, “Checklist of the Diptera superfamilies Tephritoidea and Sciomyzoidea of Finland (Insecta)”, in ZooKeys, volume 441, →DOI, archived from the original...
Forms of tephritoid
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | tephritoids |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more tephritoid |
| superlative | most tephritoid |
Origin of tephritoid
Borrowed from taxonomic name Tephritoidea.
Questions about tephritoid
- What does tephritoid mean?
- Tephritoid means any fly of the superfamily Tephritoidea.
- What part of speech is tephritoid?
- Tephritoid can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce tephritoid?
- Tephritoid is pronounced /ˈtɛ.fɹɪ.tɔɪd/ (US).
- What is the plural of tephritoid?
- The plural of tephritoid is tephritoids.
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