medflyn.

Brit.

/ˈmɛdflʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈmɛdˌflaɪ/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Med n.³, fly n.¹

Etymology: < Med n.³ + fly n.¹, as shortened form of Mediterranean fruit fly n. at Mediterranean adj. and n. Compounds.

Agriculture. Chiefly U.S.

= Mediterranean fruit fly n. at Mediterranean adj. and n. Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > miscellaneous types > member of family Tephritidae

Mediterranean fruit fly1899

Mexican fruit fly1924

medfly1929

1929 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 12 June 5/1 The ‘medfly’, as it is being called, is not particular about the type of plant it utilizes for bed and board.

1956 Time 18 June 71/1 Southern Florida was in something like a state of emergency last week... Cause of the uproar: the Mediterranean fruit fly... The ‘Medfly’ is no laughing matter. Its last visit in 1929 cost millions.

1969 Bull. Atomic Scientists 25 34/2 The millions of dollars in damage caused by the Mediterranean fruit fly or medfly.

1981 Business Week 19 Jan. 34/1 After months of haphazard attempts to thwart the pest, commonly called the medfly, California governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. declared a state of emergency on Christmas Eve.

1990 Time 8 Jan. 51/3 An ecoterrorist organization..which claimed to be breeding and releasing its own medflies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	medfly
释义	medflyn. Brit. /ˈmɛdflʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈmɛdˌflaɪ/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Med n.³, fly n.¹ Etymology: < Med n.³ + fly n.¹, as shortened form of Mediterranean fruit fly n. at Mediterranean adj. and n. Compounds. Agriculture. Chiefly U.S. = Mediterranean fruit fly n. at Mediterranean adj. and n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > miscellaneous types > member of family Tephritidae Mediterranean fruit fly1899 Mexican fruit fly1924 medfly1929 1929 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 12 June 5/1 The ‘medfly’, as it is being called, is not particular about the type of plant it utilizes for bed and board. 1956 Time 18 June 71/1 Southern Florida was in something like a state of emergency last week... Cause of the uproar: the Mediterranean fruit fly... The ‘Medfly’ is no laughing matter. Its last visit in 1929 cost millions. 1969 Bull. Atomic Scientists 25 34/2 The millions of dollars in damage caused by the Mediterranean fruit fly or medfly. 1981 Business Week 19 Jan. 34/1 After months of haphazard attempts to thwart the pest, commonly called the medfly, California governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. declared a state of emergency on Christmas Eve. 1990 Time 8 Jan. 51/3 An ecoterrorist organization..which claimed to be breeding and releasing its own medflies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1929
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