ˈfrit-fly
A small fly of the genus Oscinis, destructive to wheat.
| 1881 E. A. Ormerod Injur. Insects (1890) 92 The Frit Fly is a small, black, shining, two-winged fly. 1893 Jrnl. R. Agric. Soc. Dec. 827 Some other pests..are wire-worms, crane-fly, frit-fly..and winter-moth. |