Fruit_fly Fruit_fly

Fruit fly - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Acorn, Aftermath, Akee, Ananas, Apple, Apricot, Artifact, Avocado, Banana, Bear, Bearberry, Bearing, Berry, Bilberry, Bisexual, Blackberry, Breed

Fruit fly can refer to

  • any animal of the family Tephritidae (large fruit flies) or Drosophilidae (small fruit flies or vinegar flies)
  • the species Drosophila melanogaster, an important model organism in modern biology; this species is also sometimes simply called Drosophila.

Example Usage of Fruit

Arbmanthesheep: I have told an Australian friend of Fruit Gushers. Apparently they don't have any there.
KelsTASTIC: Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
lauratkinson: In a car, on my way to x factooooor. No pineapples in my bag. Or any other Fruit. #xfactor
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