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frit fly
n.
Any of several small flies of the family Chloropidae, especially Oscinella frit, having larvae that are destructive to cereal plants such as oats and wheat.[Origin unknown.]
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Fritfly — Frit fly , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A small dipterous fly of the genus {Oscinis}, esp. {O. vastator}, injurious to grain in Europe, and {O. Trifole}, injurious to clover in America. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
O Trifole — Fritfly Frit fly , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A small dipterous fly of the genus {Oscinis}, esp. {O. vastator}, injurious to grain in Europe, and {O. Trifole}, injurious to clover in America. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
O vastator — Fritfly Frit fly , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A small dipterous fly of the genus {Oscinis}, esp. {O. vastator}, injurious to grain in Europe, and {O. Trifole}, injurious to clover in America. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
