ceratitidine

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Etymology[edit]

translingual Ceratitidi +‎ -ine

Adjective[edit]

ceratitidine (comparative more ceratitidine, superlative most ceratitidine)

  1. (entomology) Related to flies of the tephritid tribe Ceratitidini.
    • (Can we date this quote?), United States Department of Agriculture, AFRICAN TEPHRITIDAE: INVASIVE SPECIES THREATENING U.S. FRUIT & VEGETABLE PRODUCTS‎[1]:
      The research included development of a diagnostic tool for identification of ceratitidine tephritids, and we had an opportunity to test this on maggots that were intercepted from a shipment originating in Europe.
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