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Definition of: fruit fly
1. One of various flies of the family Trypetidae whose larvae attack fruit, especially a member of the destructive tropical genera, Ceratitis and Anastrepha.
2. A pomace fly (Drosophila melanogaster) whose larvae feed on ripe or overripe fruit and whose various species have been used in fundamental researches on the mechanism of genetics and heredity.
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