vinegar fly

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

So called because it may breed in imperfectly sealed preserves and in pickles.

Noun[edit]

vinegar fly (plural vinegar flies)

  1. Any fly of the family Drosophilidae
    1. Any fly of the genus Drosophila, especially Drosophila melanogaster, the common fruit fly.

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