ceratitidine
English
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Etymology
[edit]From translingual Ceratitidi + -ine.
Adjective
[edit]ceratitidine (comparative more ceratitidine, superlative most ceratitidine)
- (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.