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{{also|fruitfly}}
{{also|fruitfly}}
==English==
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
{{wikispecies|Tephritidae}}
{{wikispecies|Drosophilidae}}


===Alternative forms===
===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|en|fruitfly}}
* {{alter|en|fruitfly|qq=deprecated in zoologic systematic nomenclature}}


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|en|En-au-fruit fly.ogg|Audio (AU)}}
* {{audio|en|En-au-fruit fly.ogg|a=AU}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
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[[File:Drosophila.jpg|thumb|A [[drosophila]]]]
[[File:Drosophila.jpg|thumb|A [[drosophila]]]]


# {{senseid|en|Tephritidae}} Any insect of the [[Tephritidae]] [[family]], whose larvae damage [[plant]] [[tissue]].
# {{senseid|en|Tephritidae}} Any insect of the {{taxfmt|Tephritidae|family}} [[family]], whose larvae damage [[plant]] [[tissue]].
# {{senseid|en|Drosophilidae}} Any insect of the [[Drosophilidae]] family, whose [[larvae]] feed on [[ripening]] [[fruit]], especially the [[species]] ''[[Drosophila melanogaster]]'' that is used in [[genetic]] [[research]].
# {{senseid|en|Drosophilidae}} Any insect of the {{taxfmt|Drosophilidae|family}} family, whose [[larvae]] feed on [[ripening]] [[fruit]], especially the [[species]] {{taxfmt|Drosophila melanogaster|species}} that is used in [[genetic]] [[research]].
#: {{hypo|en|drosophila}}
#: {{hypo|en|drosophila}}
# {{lb|en|slang}} A [[woman]] who enjoys the company of [[homosexual]] men; a "[[fag hag]]".
# {{lb|en|slang}} A [[woman]] who enjoys the [[company]] of [[homosexual]] men.
#: {{syn|en|fag hag}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=13 Dec 80|volume=8|number=21|journal=Gay Community News|page=12|author=Mitzel|title=Dale Barbre's Murder Transformed|text=Dan Valentine works as a bartender in a pissy and discreet Boston Village gay bar called "Bonaparte's". Clarisse is a chi-chi '''phruit phly''' who occasionally puts in time pushing real estate in fash Back Bay and the South End.}}


====Derived terms====
====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|Mediterranean fruit fly}}
* {{vern|black cherry fruit fly}} ({{taxlink|Rhagoletis fausta|species}})
* {{l|en|olive fruit fly}}
* {{vern|cherry fruit fly}} ({{taxlink|Rhagoletis cerasi|species}})
* {{vern|common fruit fly}} ({{taxfmt|Drosophila melanogaster|species}})
* {{vern|European cherry fruit fly}} ({{taxlink|Rhagoletis cerasi|species}})
* {{vern|flightless fruit fly}}
* {{vern|lesser fruit fly}} ({{taxfmt|Drosophila melanogaster|species}})
* {{vern|mango fruit fly}} ({{taxlink|Ceratitis cosyra|species}})
* {{l|en|Mediterranean fruit fly}} ({{taxlink|Ceratitis capitata|species}})
* {{vern|Mexican fruit fly}} ({{taxlink|Anastrepha ludens|species}})
* {{vern|Natal fruit fly}} ({{taxlink|Ceratitis rosa|species}})
* {{l|en|olive fruit fly}} ({{taxlink|Bactrocera oleae|species}})
* {{vern|oriental fruit fly}} ({{taxlink|Bactrocera dorsalis|species}})
* {{vern|papaya fruit fly}} ({{taxlink|Toxotrypana curvicauda|species}})
* {{vern|Queensland fruit fly}} ({{taxlink|Bactrocera tryoni|species}})
* {{vern|tephritid fruit fly}} ({{taxfmt|Tephritidae|family}} spp.)
* {{vern|West Indian fruit fly}} ({{taxlink|Anastrepha obliqua|species}})


====Translations====
====Translations====
{{trans-top|Tephritidae}}
{{trans-top|Tephritidae}}
* Antillean Creole: {{t|gcf|yenyen}}, {{t|gcf|nyennyen}}
* French: {{t|fr|mouche des fruits|f}}
* French: {{t|fr|mouche des fruits|f}}
* German: {{t+|de|Fruchtfliege|f}}, {{t|de|Bohrfliege|f}}
* German: {{t+|de|Fruchtfliege|f}}, {{t|de|Bohrfliege|f}}
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* Korean: {{t|ko|초파리}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|초파리}}
* Persian: {{t|fa|مگس میوه|tr=magas-e mive}}, {{t|fa|مگس سرکه|tr=magas-e serke}}
* Persian: {{t|fa|مگس میوه|tr=magas-e mive}}, {{t|fa|مگس سرکه|tr=magas-e serke}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|muszka owocowa|f}}, {{t|pl|muszka owocówka|f}}, {{t|pl|drozofila|f}}, {{t|pl|octówka|f}}, {{t|pl|wywilżanka|f}}, {{t|pl|wywilżna|f}}, {{t|pl|wywilżnia|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|пестрокры́лка|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|пестрокры́лка|f}}
* Swedish: {{t|sv|borrfluga|c}}, {{t|sv|fruktfluga|c}} {{qualifier|anglicism}}
* Swedish: {{t|sv|borrfluga|c}}, {{t|sv|fruktfluga|c}} {{qualifier|anglicism}}
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* French: {{t+|fr|drosophile|f}}, {{t|fr|mouche des fruits|f}}
* French: {{t+|fr|drosophile|f}}, {{t|fr|mouche des fruits|f}}
* German: {{t|de|Taufliege|f}}, {{t|de|Essigfliege|f}}, {{t+|de|Obstfliege|f}}, {{t+|de|Fruchtfliege|f}}
* German: {{t|de|Taufliege|f}}, {{t|de|Essigfliege|f}}, {{t+|de|Obstfliege|f}}, {{t+|de|Fruchtfliege|f}}
* Hungarian: {{t|hu|gyümölcslégy}}, {{t|hu|harmatlégy}}, {{t|hu|borlégy}}, {{t+|hu|muslica}}, {{t|hu|muslinca}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|gyümölcslégy}}, {{t|hu|harmatlégy}}, {{t|hu|borlégy}}, {{t+|hu|muslica}}, {{t+|hu|muslinca}}
* Italian: {{t|it|moscerino della frutta}}
* Italian: {{t|it|moscerino della frutta}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|猩々蝿|tr=しょうじょうばえ, shōjōbae}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|猩々蝿|tr=しょうじょうばえ, shōjōbae}}
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* Occitan: {{t|oc|mosca de la frucha|f}}, {{t|oc|mosca del frucham|f}}
* Occitan: {{t|oc|mosca de la frucha|f}}, {{t|oc|mosca del frucham|f}}
* Persian: {{t|fa|مگس سرکه|tr=magas-e serke}}
* Persian: {{t|fa|مگس سرکه|tr=magas-e serke}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|muszka owocowa|f}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|muszka owocowa|f}}, {{t|pl|muszka owocówka|f}}, {{t|pl|drozofila|f}}, {{t|pl|octówka|f}}, {{t|pl|wywilżanka|f}}, {{t|pl|wywilżna|f}}, {{t|pl|wywilżnia|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|mosca-das-frutas|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|mosca-das-frutas|f}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|плодо́вая му́ха|f}}, {{t+|ru|дрозофи́ла|f}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|плодо́вая му́ха|f}}, {{t+|ru|дрозофи́ла|f}}
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===References===
[[Category:en:Dipterans]]
* {{pedia}}
[[Category:en:Tephritoid flies]]
* {{specieslite|Tephritidae}}
* {{specieslite|Drosophilidae}}

{{C|en|Dipterans|Tephritoid flies}}

Latest revision as of 17:13, 15 November 2024

See also: fruitfly

English

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Alternative forms

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  • fruitfly (deprecated in zoologic systematic nomenclature)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fruit fly (plural fruit flies)

A drosophila
  1. Any insect of the Tephritidae family, whose larvae damage plant tissue.
  2. Any insect of the Drosophilidae family, whose larvae feed on ripening fruit, especially the species Drosophila melanogaster that is used in genetic research.
    Hyponym: drosophila
  3. (slang) A woman who enjoys the company of homosexual men.
    Synonym: fag hag
    • 1980 December 13, Mitzel, “Dale Barbre's Murder Transformed”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 21, page 12:
      Dan Valentine works as a bartender in a pissy and discreet Boston Village gay bar called "Bonaparte's". Clarisse is a chi-chi phruit phly who occasionally puts in time pushing real estate in fash Back Bay and the South End.

Derived terms

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