Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ceratitis_capitata

1 sense of ceratitis capitata

Sense 1
Mediterranean fruit fly, medfly, Ceratitis capitata -- (small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit)
       => fruit fly, pomace fly -- (any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits)