Trypetidae
plural noun
Try·pet·i·dae
-pətəˌdē
: a family of acalyptrate muscoid flies having a piercing ovipositor and having the wings usually banded or spotted that includes a number of important pests of various fruits (as the Mediterranean fruit fly)
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Trypeta, type genus (from Greek trypētēs borer, from trypan to bore) + -idae
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