medfly
Definitions
Noun
- Small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "medfly".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mostly | 2 | 44 |
| 2 | monthly | 2 | 23 |
| 3 | immensely | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | mildly | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | morally | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | smartly | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | mccauley | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | merrily | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | aimlessly | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | macaulay | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | mightily | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | motherly | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | amiably | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | macauley | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | machtley | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | marelli | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | markley | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | maselli | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | matherly | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | mazzoli | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | mcauley | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | mccalley | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | mccallie | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | mccaulley | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | mccawley | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | mccolley | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | mcculley | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | mccully | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | mccurley | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | mcgalley | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | mcgauley | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | memoli | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | meneely | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | messerli | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | messerly | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | micale | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | miceli | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | micheli | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | michelli | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | mihaly | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | minelli | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | minnelli | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | minoli | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | miserly | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | moberly | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | morelli | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | morreale | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | moxley | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | mullally | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | mullaly | 3 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 50
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Incoming passenger at Detroit Metro Airport had unwelcome medfly amid their fruit
Dec 18, 2025 CBS News
Dec 18, 2025 CBS News
California imposes quarantine in Santa Clara County over medfly infestation
Aug 25, 2025 FreshFruitPortal.com
Aug 25, 2025 FreshFruitPortal.com
At Mexico-Guatemala border, sterile insect technique has controlled the northward march of medflies since 1982
Apr 1, 2016 International Atomic Energy Agency
Apr 1, 2016 International Atomic Energy Agency
Sexual behavior of mutant strains of the medfly Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae)
May 9, 2019 scielo.sa.cr
May 9, 2019 scielo.sa.cr