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CERATITIS CAPITATA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ceratitis capitata mean? 

CERATITIS CAPITATA (noun)
  The noun CERATITIS CAPITATA has 1 sense:

1. small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruitplay

  Familiarity information: CERATITIS CAPITATA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CERATITIS CAPITATA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Ceratitis capitata; medfly; Mediterranean fruit fly

Hypernyms ("Ceratitis capitata" is a kind of...):

fruit fly; pomace fly (any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits)

Holonyms ("Ceratitis capitata" is a member of...):

Ceratitis; genus Ceratitis (Mediterranean fruit flies)


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