MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY

Meaning of MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY in English

add. ·- a two-winged fly (ceratitis capitata) with black and white markings, native of the mediterranean countries, but now widely distributed. its larva lives in ripening oranges, peaches, and other fruits, causing them to decay and fall.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 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 — Function: noun Date: 1899 : a small widely distributed yellowish-brown dipteran fly ( Ceratitis capitata ) with a banded abdomen …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
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.
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Webster English vocab

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