pomace fly

/ˌpʌməs flaɪ/

Definitions of pomace fly

1. noun

   any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits
   synonyms: fruit fly

   types:

   Rhagoletis pomonella, apple maggot, railroad worm

   larvae bore into and feed on apples

   Ceratitis capitata, Mediterranean fruit fly, medfly

   small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit

   Drosophila melanogaster, drosophila

   small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance

   vinegar fly

   flies whose larvae feed on pickles and imperfectly sealed preserves

   type of:

   dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects

   insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing