drosophile
French
Etymology
From the genus name Drosophila, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek δρόσος (drósos) + φίλη (phílē).
Pronunciation
Noun
drosophile f (plural drosophiles)
- fruit fly (member of genus Drosophila)
Synonyms
Further reading
- “drosophile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.