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词汇 medfly
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Definition of medfly in English:

medfly

nounPlural medflies ˈmɛdflʌɪˈmedflī
North American
  • another term for Mediterranean fruit fly
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Mediterranean fruit fly, commonly called the medfly, is one of the world's most destructive agricultural pests.
    • A young wasp grows inside the medfly, eventually killing it.
    • After apparently being eradicated by 1930, the medfly was spotted again in 1956 in Miami.
    • It was a medfly, a threat to a billion-dollar fruit industry.
    • The medfly and the melon fly both arrived in the late 1800s; the oriental fruit fly came in 1945; and the Malaysian fruit fly is the newcomer, first being found in Hawaii in 1983.

Definition of medfly in US English:

medfly

nounˈmedflī
North American
  • another term for Mediterranean fruit fly
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Mediterranean fruit fly, commonly called the medfly, is one of the world's most destructive agricultural pests.
    • A young wasp grows inside the medfly, eventually killing it.
    • It was a medfly, a threat to a billion-dollar fruit industry.
    • After apparently being eradicated by 1930, the medfly was spotted again in 1956 in Miami.
    • The medfly and the melon fly both arrived in the late 1800s; the oriental fruit fly came in 1945; and the Malaysian fruit fly is the newcomer, first being found in Hawaii in 1983.
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