FRUIT FLY

Meaning of FRUIT FLY in English

1. any of numerous small dipterous insects of the family Tephritidae, the larvae of which feed on the fruit of various plants.

2. See vinegar fly .

3. drosophila.

[ 1745-55 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

FRUIT FLY — noun Date: circa 1753 any of various small dipteran flies (as a drosophila) whose larvae feed on fruit or decaying …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FRUIT FLY — Any dipteran species of two families: large fruit flies (Trypetidae) and small fruit flies, or vinegar flies (family Drosophilidae; see …
Английский словарь Британика
FRUIT FLY — noun : any of various small acalyptrate flies whose larvae feed on fruit or decaying vegetable matter: as a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FRUIT FLY — type of small fly which feeds on fruits and vegetables
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FRUIT FLY — Date: circa 1753 : any of various small dipteran flies (as a drosophila) whose larvae feed on fruit or decaying …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FRUIT FLY — Function: noun Date: circa 1753 : any of various small dipteran flies (as a drosophila) whose larvae feed on fruit …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FRUIT FLY — ■ noun a small fly which feeds on fruit in both its adult and larval stages. [Families Drosophilidae and Tephritidae: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FRUIT FLY — [fruit fly] n (ca. 1753): any of various small dipteran flies (as a drosophila) whose larvae feed on fruit or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FRUIT FLY — any two-winged insect of either the family Trypetidae or the family Drosophilidae (order Diptera) whose larvae feed on fruit or …
Britannica English vocabulary
FRUIT FLY — noun a small fly that eats plants that are decaying, especially fruit
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FRUIT FLY — ˈfruit fly BrE AmE noun [countable] a small fly that eats fruit or decaying plants
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FRUIT FLY — ( fruit flies) Fruit flies are very small flies which eat fruit and rotting plants. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FRUIT FLY — (fruit flies) Fruit flies are very small flies which eat fruit and rotting plants. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FRUIT FLY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A search through their genes reveals a set almost identical to those that help make …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FRUIT FLY — Any dipteran species of two families: large fruit flies (Trypetidae) and small fruit flies, or vinegar flies (family Drosophilidae; see …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FRUIT FLY
Slang English vocab
FRUIT FLY
Dirty English-Russian vocab
FRUIT FLY — Any of various small flies of the family Drosophilidae (order Diptera). The larvae feed on ripening or fermenting fruits and …
English Glossary of Entomology and Crop Protection
FRUIT FLY — дрозофила, плодовая мушка
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FRUIT-FLY — энт. плодовая мушка, дрозофила (Drosophila) (энтомология) плодовая мушка, дрозофила (Drosophila)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FRUIT FLY — Дрозофила
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FRUIT-FLY — n энт. плодовая мушка, дрозофила ( Drosophila )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FRUIT-FLY — энт. плодовая мушка, дрозофила (Drosophila)
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
FRUIT FLY — дрозофила
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FRUIT FLY — (n) дрозофила; плодовая мушка
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
FRUIT-FLY — n энт. плодовая мушка, дрозофила ( Drosophila )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
FRUIT-FLY — n энт. плодовая мушка, дрозофила ( Drosophila )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FRUIT FLY — дрозофила, плодовая мушка
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FRUIT FLY — дрозофила, плодовая мушка
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FRUIT FLY — 1) дрозофила, плодовая мушка (Drosophila); pl дрозофилы, плодовые мушки (Drosophilidae) 2) pl пестрокрылки (Trypetidae)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
FRUIT FLY — 1) дрозофила, плодовая мушка ( Drosophila ) ; pl дрозофилы, плодовые мушки ( Drosophilidae ) 2) pl пестрокрылки ( Trypetidae …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
FRUIT FLY — дрозофила
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
FRUIT FLY — дрозофила (род насекомых семейства плодовых мушек; объект исследований в генетике)
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
FRUIT FLY — n AmE sl Michael once referred to her as the fruit fly of the bourgeoisie — Майкл как-то отозвался о ней …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
FRUIT FLY — n AmE sl Michael once referred to her as the fruit fly of the bourgeoisie — Майкл как-то отозвался о …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
FRUIT FLY — fruit fly n AmE sl Michael once referred to her as the fruit fly of the bourgeoisie Майкл как-то отозвался …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
FRUIT FLY — Michael once referred to her as the fruit fly of the bourgeoisie — Майкл как-то отозвался о ней как о …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
FRUIT-FLY — энт. плодовая мушка, дрозофила (Drosophila) (энтомология) плодовая мушка, дрозофила (Drosophila)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FRUIT FLY — дрозофила, плодовая мушка
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FRUIT — I In its strict botanical sense, the fleshy or dry ripened ovary (enlarged portion of the pistil ) of a …
Английский словарь Британика
FLY — I In general, almost any small flying insect. In entomology, the term refers specifically to the approximately 85,000 species of …
Английский словарь Британика
FRUIT — I. ˈfrüt, usu -üd.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fructus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLY
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FRUIT — — fruitlike , adj. /frooht/ , n. , pl. fruits , ( esp. collectively ) fruit , v. n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLY
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FRUIT — I. ˈfrüt noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from frut, fruit, from Latin fructus fruit, use, from frui to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLY — I. ˈflī verb ( flew ˈflü ; flown ˈflōn ; fly·ing ) Etymology: Middle English flien, from Old English flēogan; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FRUIT — vi to bear fruit. 2. fruit ·vt the produce of animals; offspring; young; as, the fruit of the womb, of …
Webster English vocab
FLY
Webster English vocab
FRUIT — [fruit] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OF, fr. L fructus fruit, use, fr. frui to enjoy, have the use of--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FLY — [fly] vb flew ; flown ; fly.ing [ME flien, fr. OE fleogan; akin to OHG fliogan to fly and prob. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FRUIT — in its strict botanical sense, the fleshy or dry ripened ovary of a plant, enclosing the seed or seeds. Thus, …
Britannica English vocabulary
FRUIT — fruit BrE AmE fruːt ▷ fruited ˈfruːt ɪd -əd AmE ˈfruːt̬ əd ▷ fruiting ˈfruːt ɪŋ AmE ˈfruːt̬ ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FRUIT — / fruːt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] the part of a plant …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLY — / flaɪ; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb ( flies , fly·ing , flew / fluː; NAmE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FRUIT — I. fruit 1 S2 W3 /fruːt/ BrE AmE noun ( plural fruit or fruits ) [ Word Family: noun : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLY — I. fly 1 S2 W2 /flaɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense flew /fluː/, past participle flown /fləʊn $ floʊn/) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FRUIT — n. & v. --n. 1 a the usu. sweet and fleshy edible product of a plant or tree, containing seed. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLY — n. (pl. flies) 1 any insect of the order Diptera with two usu. transparent wings. 2 any other winged insect, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLY — v. & n. --v. (flies; past flew; past part. flown) 1 intr. move through the air under control, esp. with …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FRUIT — n. & v. n. 1 a the usu. sweet and fleshy edible product of a plant or tree, containing seed. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLY — n. (pl. flies) 1 any insect of the order Diptera with two usu. transparent wings. 2 any other winged insect, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLY — v. & n. v. (flies; past flew; past part. flown) 1 intr. move through the air under control, esp. with …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FRUIT — n. & v. --n. 1. a the usu. sweet and fleshy edible product of a plant or tree, containing seed. …
Oxford English vocab

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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