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    fruit fly

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Insects
    ˈfruit fly noun [countable]  HBIa small fly that eats fruit or decaying plants 果蝇
    Examples from the Corpus
    fruit fly• A search through their genes reveals a set almost identical to those that help make the wing of a fruit fly.• And the fruit fly rule holds.
    ˈfruit fly nounChineseSyllable
    small a fruit that eats Corpus decaying or fly plants


    fruit fly
    ˈfruit fly noun [countable]
    a small fly that eats fruit or decaying plants


    fruit flyBrE /ˈfruːt flaɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfruːt flaɪ/ 🔊 nouna small fly that eats plants that are decaying, especially fruit 果蝇；实蝇