olive fruit fly

noun

: a small acalyptrate trypetid fly of the genus Dacus (D. oleae) having a larva that is a pest of the olive in Europe

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“Olive fruit fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/olive%20fruit%20fly. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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