vinegar fly


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

Origin of vinegar fly

1
First recorded in 1900–05

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British Dictionary definitions for vinegar fly

vinegar fly

noun
  1. any of various dipterous flies of the genus Drosophila: See drosophila

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