Meaning offruitflyin English

Noun

1. insect damaging plants; Tephritidae family
   The farmer sprayed pesticides to kill the fruitfly that damaged his crops.
2. insect feeding on fruit; Drosophilidae family
   The scientist studied the fruitfly that feeds on rotten fruit in the laboratory.
3. species used in genetic research; Drosophila melanogaster
   The geneticist used the fruitfly as a model organism in her experiment.