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Definition of
fruit fly noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
fruit fly
noun
/ˈfruːt flaɪ/
/ˈfruːt flaɪ/
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a small fly that eats plants that are
decaying
, especially fruit
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fruit fly
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