VINEGAR FLY

Meaning of VINEGAR FLY in English

Function: noun

Etymology: from its breeding in pickles

Date: 1901

: DROSOPHILA

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

VINEGAR FLY — noun Etymology: from its breeding in pickles Date: 1901 drosophila
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VINEGAR FLY — noun : any of various fruit flies (especially Drosophila melanogaster ) that often become pests by breeding in imperfectly sealed …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VINEGAR FLY — () Any of several fruit flies, esp. Drosophila ampelopophila, which breed in imperfectly sealed preserves and in pickles.
Английский словарь Webster
VINEGAR FLY — any fly of the family Drosophilidae, the larvae of which feed on decaying fruit and vegetation. Also called fruit fly, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VINEGAR FLY — Etymology: from its breeding in pickles Date: 1901 : drosophila
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VINEGAR FLY — add. ·- any of several fruit flies, ·esp. drosophila ampelopophila, which breed in imperfectly sealed preserves and in pickles.
Webster English vocab
VINEGAR FLY — [vinegar fly] n [fr. its breeding in pickles] (1901): drosophila
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VINEGAR FLY — also called Pomace Fly, insect of the genus Drosophila of the family Drosophilidae (order Diptera). Drosophila species number about 1,000. …
Britannica English vocabulary
VINEGAR FLY — см. fruit fly 1)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
VINEGAR FLY — см. fruit fly 1)
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
VINEGAR — vinagre, acete
English interlingue dictionary
VINEGAR
English-Visayan vocabulary
VINEGAR — noun see: eager Date: 13th century a sour liquid obtained by fermentation of dilute alcoholic liquids and used as a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VINEGAR — Sour liquid obtained by fermentation of dilute alcoholic liquids. Probably first made from wine (French vinaigre means "sour wine"), vinegar …
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
VINEGAR — I. ˈvinigə(r), -nēg- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English vinegre, from Old French vinaigre, literally, sour …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLY
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VINEGAR — (v. t.) To convert into vinegar; to make like vinegar; to render sour or sharp.
Английский словарь Webster
VINEGAR — (a.) Hence, anything sour; -- used also metaphorically.
Английский словарь Webster
VINEGAR — (a.) A sour liquid used as a condiment, or as a preservative, and obtained by the spontaneous (acetous) fermentation, or …
Английский словарь Webster
VINEGAR — ( v. t. ) To convert into vinegar; to make like vinegar; to render sour or sharp.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VINEGAR — ( a. ) Hence, anything sour; -- used also metaphorically.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VINEGAR — ( a. ) A sour liquid used as a condiment, or as a preservative, and obtained by the spontaneous (acetous) …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VINEGAR — — vinegarlike , adj. /vin"i geuhr/ , n. 1. a sour liquid consisting of dilute and impure acetic acid, obtained …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLY
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLY — I. ˈflī verb ( flew ˈflü ; flown ˈflōn ; fly·ing ) Etymology: Middle English flien, from Old English flēogan; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VINEGAR — adj hence, anything sour; used also metaphorically. 2. vinegar ·vt to convert into vinegar; to make like vinegar; to …
Webster English vocab
FLY
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
VINEGAR — sour liquid that is made by the fermentation of any of numerous dilute alcoholic liquids into a liquid containing acetic …
Britannica English vocabulary
VINEGAR — vinegar BrE AmE ˈvɪn ɪɡ ə § -əɡ- AmE - ə r ▷ vinegar|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
VINEGAR — / ˈvɪnɪgə(r); NAmE / noun [ U ] a liquid with a bitter taste made from malt (= a type …
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
FLY — I. fly 1 S2 W2 /flaɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense flew /fluː/, past participle flown /fləʊn $ floʊn/) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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
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
FLY — 1. v. & n. --v. (flies; past flew; past part. flown) 1. intr. move through the air under control, esp. …
Oxford English vocab
VINEGAR — ( vinegars) Vinegar is a sharp-tasting liquid, usually made from sour wine or malt, which is used to make things …
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
VINEGAR — (~s) Vinegar is a sharp-tasting liquid, usually made from sour wine or malt, which is used to make things such …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
VINEGAR
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
VINEGAR — [noun] [U] - a sharp-tasting liquid, made esp. from sour wine, malt or cider, which is used for flavouring or …
Cambridge English vocab
VINEGAR — n. Sour liquid obtained by fermentation of dilute alcoholic liquids. Probably first made from wine (French vinaigre means "sour wine"), …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
VINEGAR — noun Vinegar is used after these nouns: ↑ cider , ↑ sherry , ↑ wine
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
VINEGAR — The Hebrew word translated "vinegar" was applied to a beverage consisting generally of wine or strong drink turned sour, but …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
VINEGAR — сущ. 1) уксус apple vinegar, cider vinegar ≈ яблочный уксус wine vinegar ≈ винный уксус 2) неприятный характер; нелюбезный ответ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLY
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
VINEGAR — vinegar.ogg 1. ʹvınıgə n 1. уксус double vinegar - уксусная эссенция ( тж. vinegar essence) vinegar mingled with gall - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FLY
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
VINEGAR — уксус - wood vinegar
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
FLY — 1) полёт || летать; выполнять полёт; пилотировать 2) трелевать (транспортировать) ( брёвна ) канатной установкой 3) маховик, маховое колесо 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
VINEGAR — уксус - wood vinegar
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
FLY — 1) полёт || летать; выполнять полёт; пилотировать 2) трелевать (транспортировать) (брёвна) канатной установкой 3) маховик, маховое колесо 4) картушка компаса 5) балансир, уравнительный маятник 6) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
VINEGAR — уксусный preservation by vinegar pickling — консервирование маринованием - vinegar generator
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
FLY — летать, пролетать; спешить; развевать(ся); улетать, исчезать (тж.fig); улепетывать; спасаться бегством муха; agric. coll. вредитель; полет; расстояние полета маятник; балансир; откидное …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
VINEGAR — 1. ʹvınıgə n 1. уксус double vinegar - уксусная эссенция ( тж. vinegar essence) vinegar mingled with gall - библ. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FLY
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
VINEGAR — сущ. 1) уксус apple vinegar, cider vinegar — яблочный уксус wine vinegar — винный уксус 2) неприятный характер; нелюбезный ответ …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FLY — I flaɪ сущ. 1) а) уст. любое насекомое - fly in amber - fly-eater - fly-speck - fly-wire Syn: bee …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
VINEGAR — сущ. 1) уксус apple vinegar, cider vinegar — яблочный уксус wine vinegar — винный уксус 2) неприятный характер; нелюбезный ответ и т. п.
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FLY — I [§®µЎ] fly.wav сущ. 1) а) уст. любое насекомое - fly in amber - fly-eater - fly-speck - fly-wire Syn: bee, gnat, locust, moth б) любое двукрылое (не имеющее надкрыльев) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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