fruit fly
noun
: any of various small dipteran flies (such as a drosophila) whose larvae feed on fruit or decaying vegetable matter
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For example, fruit flies intentionally lay their eggs in substances that have ethanol.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2024
Kitchen Sink Ever had a problem with fruit flies in your kitchen?
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
Turns out, washing bananas helps prevent fruit flies and rinses away any possible germs and grime on the peel.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
The researchers experimented on a Drosophila – fruit fly – model, examining the F-actin in the brains of naturally aging animals.
—New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2024
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2024
Kitchen Sink Ever had a problem with fruit flies in your kitchen?
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
Turns out, washing bananas helps prevent fruit flies and rinses away any possible germs and grime on the peel.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
The researchers experimented on a Drosophila – fruit fly – model, examining the F-actin in the brains of naturally aging animals.
—New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Fruit fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fruit%20fly. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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