Drosophila

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See also: drosophila

Translingual

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Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek δρόσος (drósos, “dew”) + φίλος (phílos, “loving”).

Pronunciation

English: Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA^(key): /dɹoʊˈsɑfələ/, /dɹəˈsɑfələ/

Proper noun

Drosophila f

A taxonomic genus within the family Drosophilidae – the fruit flies.

Hyponyms

(genus): Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. - type species; Drosophila macrochaetae, Drosophila melanogaster - selected other species; see Drosophila on WikispeciesWikispecies for other species.

References

Drosophila on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Drosophila on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Drosophila on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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