onion fly
noun
a small grey dipterous insect, Delia antiqua, that is a serious pest of onions. The larvae destroy the bulbs
Words nearby onion fly
onie,
onigiri,
oniomania,
onion,
onion dome,
onion fly,
onion rings,
onion snow,
onion weed,
onions,
onionskin
Example sentences from the Web for onion fly
It might be, continued the latter kindly, that youve been bitten by the Diptera onionensis, otherwise known as the onion-fly.
Left Half Harmon |Ralph Henry Barbour