Dacus

noun
Da·​cus | \ ˈdākəs\

Definition of Dacus

: a genus of trypetid fruit flies of warm regions including several important pests of cultivated plants (as the melon fly, the oriental fruit fly, and the olive fly)

History and Etymology for Dacus

New Latin, from Greek dakos noxious animal, from daknein to bite

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