fruit fly Get Printable Handwriting Hear It! Say It! Write It! Learn It! Spelling Test Definition noun. any of a family Tephritidae of small dipterous flies whose larvae feed on fruits and vegetables drosophila Example Sentence She shooed the fruit fly away from the bananas. Synonyms dipterous fly; fly; small insect Antonyms eagle Hear It! Say It! Write It! fruit fly Switch to cursive Start Share with your friends: