HyperDic: drosophila

English > 1 sense of the word drosophila:
NOUNanimaldrosophila, Drosophila melanogastersmall fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance
English > drosophila: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance.
SynonymDrosophila melanogaster
Member ofgenus DrosophilaA genus of Drosophilidae
Broaderfruit fly, pomace flyAny of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits
Spanishdrosophila
Catalandrosòfila, Drosophila melanogaster, drosophila

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