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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
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Etymology
from its breeding in pickles
First Known Use
1901, in the meaning defined above
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“Vinegar fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vinegar%20fly. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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