onion fly

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Delia antiqua, a cosmopolitan pest of crops, whose larvae or maggots feed on onions, garlic and other bulbous plants.

Equivalents

DeutschZwiebelfliege

2 more languages

Suomisipulikärpänen

Türkçesoğan sineği

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

onion grass onion Johnny onion maggot onion network onion paper onion ring

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