释义 |
try·pet·i·dae \-pəd.əˌdē\ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Trypeta, type genus (from Greek trypētēs borer, from trypan to bore) + -idae — more at trypan- : 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) |