pomace fly

What does pomace fly mean?

pomace fly means "any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits".

What is another word for pomace fly?

Close synonyms include fruit fly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pomace fly a common word?

pomace fly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for pomace fly come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.