vinegar fly

noun

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Fruit flies, also known as vinegar flies, are tiny insects that buzz around in search of rotting fruit. Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2024 Unlike other fruit and vinegar flies, which lay eggs on overripe or rotting fruit, the SWD does its thing inside the fresh stuff, compromising what would otherwise be a marketable product, according to Cornell. Caroline Tien, SELF, 5 Sep. 2024 The small holes allow access to vinegar flies but keep out larger insects. Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 25 Apr. 2023

Word History

Etymology

from its breeding in pickles

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of vinegar fly was in 1901

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“Vinegar fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vinegar%20fly. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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