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Mediterranean fruit fly vs fruit fly

fruit fly vs Mediterranean fruit fly

Mediterranean fruit fly and fruit fly both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Mediterranean fruit fly Yes No No No
fruit fly Yes No No No
As nouns, fruit fly is a hypernym of Mediterranean fruit fly; that is, fruit fly is a word with a broader meaning than Mediterranean fruit fly:
  • Mediterranean fruit fly: small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit
  • fruit fly: any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits
Other hypernyms of Mediterranean fruit fly include pomace fly.
Mediterranean fruit fly (noun) fruit fly (noun)
small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits
Difference between Mediterranean fruit fly and fruit fly

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