-pəd.əˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Trypeta, type genus (from Greek trypētēs borer, from trypan to bore) + -idae — more at trypan-
: a family of acalyptrate muscoid flies having a piercing ovipositor and having the wings usually banded or spotted that includes a number of important pests of various fruits (as the Mediterranean fruit fly)