noun
flies whose larvae feed on pickles and imperfectly sealed preserves
• Hypernyms: ↑fruit fly, ↑pomace fly
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Drosophila
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noun : any of various fruit flies (especially Drosophila melanogaster) that often become pests by breeding in imperfectly sealed preserves and in pickles
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any fly of the family Drosophilidae, the larvae of which feed on decaying fruit and vegetation. Also called fruit fly, pomace fly.
[1900-05]
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vinegar fly,
a fruit fly that is attracted by fermentation and develops in pickles, jam, and decaying fruit.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.