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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 fruit
Familiarity information: CERATITIS CAPITATA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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