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vinegar fly

noun

  1. any fly of the family Drosophilidae, the larvae of which feed on decaying fruit and vegetation.


vinegar fly

noun

  1. any of various dipterous flies of the genus Drosophila See drosophila
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of vinegar fly1

First recorded in 1900–05

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