MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY

Meaning of MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY in English

Function: noun

Date: 1899

: a small widely distributed yellowish-brown dipteran fly ( Ceratitis capitata ) with a banded abdomen whose larva lives and feeds in ripening fruit ― called also medfly

Mediterranean fruit fly

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY — noun Date: 1899 a small widely distributed yellowish-brown dipteran fly ( Ceratitis capitata ) with a banded abdomen whose larva …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY — or Med fly Fruit fly ( Ceratitis capitata ) proven to be particularly destructive to citrus crops, at great economic …
Английский словарь Британика
MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY — noun Usage: usually capitalized M : a two-winged fly ( Ceratitis capitata ) of the family Trypetidae that has black …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY — () A two-winged fly (Ceratitis capitata) with black and white markings, native of the Mediterranean countries, but now widely distributed. …
Английский словарь Webster
MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY — a small, black and white, irregularly banded two-winged fly, Ceratitis capitata, of many warm regions, that damages citrus and other …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY — Date: 1899 : a small widely distributed yellowish-brown dipteran fly ( Ceratitis capitata ) with a banded abdomen whose larva …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY — add. ·- a two-winged fly (ceratitis capitata) with black and white markings, native of the mediterranean countries, but now widely …
Webster English vocab
MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY — [Mediterranean fruit fly] n (1907): a small widely distributed dipteran fly (Ceratitis capitata) with black-and-white markings whose larva lives and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY — also called Med Fly, particularly destructive and costly insect pest, a species of fruit fly (q.v.).
Britannica English vocabulary
MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY — or Med fly Fruit fly ( Ceratitis capitata ) proven to be particularly destructive to citrus crops, at great economic …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY — муха плодовая средиземноморская (Ceratitis capitata)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY — муха плодовая средиземноморская ( Ceratitis capitata )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
MEDITERRANEAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) {{link=Mediterranean fruit fly">Mediterranean fruit fly Mediterranean Sea
Английский словарь Британика
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
MEDITERRANEAN — I. |medətə|rānēən, -nyən adjective Etymology: in sense 1, from Latin mediterraneus, from medi- + -terraneus (from terra land); in other …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
MEDITERRANEAN — (a.) Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea; as, Mediterranean trade; a Mediterranean voyage.
Английский словарь Webster
MEDITERRANEAN — (a.) Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, with land; as, the Mediterranean Sea, between Europe and Africa.
Английский словарь Webster
MEDITERRANEAN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea; as, Mediterranean trade; a Mediterranean voyage.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MEDITERRANEAN — ( a. ) Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, with land; as, the Mediterranean Sea, between Europe and Africa.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MEDITERRANEAN — /med'i teuh ray"nee euhn/ , n. 1. See Mediterranean Sea . 2. a person whose physical characteristics are considered typical …
Random House Webster's Unabridged 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
MEDITERRANEAN — adj. of Mediterranean sea; characteristic of the Mediterranean area or peoples
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MEDITERRANEAN — n. Mediterranean sea; person from a country bordering on the Mediterranean sea
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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
MEDITERRANEAN — adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Mediterranean Sea b. : of, relating …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MEDITERRANEAN — adj inland; remote from the ocean. 2. mediterranean ·adj of or pertaining to the mediterranean sea; as, mediterranean trade; a …
Webster English vocab
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
MEDITERRANEAN — [Med.i.ter.ra.nean] adj (15c) 1 a: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Mediterranean Sea b: of, relating to, or characteristic …
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
MEDITERRANEAN — Mediterranean BrE AmE ˌmed ɪ tə ˈreɪn i‿ən ◂ ˌ•ə- ▷ Mediterranean|s z ▶ ˌ Mediter ˌ ranean ˈ Sea …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FRUIT — fruit BrE AmE fruːt ▷ fruited ˈfruːt ɪd -əd AmE ˈfruːt̬ əd ▷ fruiting ˈfruːt ɪŋ AmE ˈfruːt̬ ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MEDITERRANEAN — / ˌmedɪtəˈreɪniən; NAmE / adjective [ only before noun ] connected with the Mediterranean Sea or the countries and regions …
Oxford Advanced Learner's 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
MEDITERRANEAN — I. See main entry: ↑ Mediterranean Sea, the II. Med ‧ i ‧ ter ‧ ra ‧ ne ‧ an …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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
MEDITERRANEAN — n. & adj. --n. 1 a large landlocked sea bordered by S. Europe, SW Asia, and N. Africa. 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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
MEDITERRANEAN — n. & adj. n. 1 a large landlocked sea bordered by S. Europe, SW Asia, and n. Africa. 2 a …
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
FLY — 1. v. & n. --v. (flies; past flew; past part. flown) 1. intr. move through the air under control, esp. …
Oxford English vocab
MEDITERRANEAN — n. & adj. --n. 1. a large landlocked sea bordered by S. Europe, SW Asia, and N. Africa. 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
MEDITERRANEAN — 1. The Mediterranean is the sea between southern Europe and North Africa. N-PROPER : the N 2. The Mediterranean refers …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FRUIT — ( fruit, or fruits, fruits, fruiting, fruited) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLY — ( flies, flying, flew, flown) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEDITERRANEAN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a Mediterranean climate (= typical of the areas around the Mediterranean Sea ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FRUIT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fruit basket (= containing fruits ) ▪ He had a fruit basket sent …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ball flies/sails ▪ The ball flew over the goalkeeper’s head and into the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MEDITERRANEAN — [adjective] [not gradable]We greatly enjoyed our two weeks in the Mediterranean sun.Our waiter was a young man of dazzling Mediterranean …
Cambridge English vocab
FRUIT — n. fruit sugar fruit bat fruit fly kiwi fruit Mediterranean fruit fly United Fruit Co.
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