Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

olive fly

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables
olive fly
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fruit fly of species Bactrocera oleae.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From olive + fly.

Inflected Forms

olive flies (plural)

Synonyms

olive fruit fly

Questions

What does olive fly mean?
A fruit fly of species Bactrocera oleae.
Where does olive fly come from?
From olive + fly.

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