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Vinegar fly

Vinegar fly Meaning & Definition
Vinegar fly Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Vinegar fly?

[n] flies whose larvae feed on pickles and imperfectly sealed preserves

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See Also | fruit fly | genus Drosophila | pomace fly

Vinegar fly In Webster's Dictionary

\Vin"e*gar fly\ Any of several fruit flies, esp. {Drosophila ampelopophila}, which breed in imperfectly sealed preserves and in pickles.

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