drosophila
Pronunciation
  • (America, Canada) IPA: /dɹoʊˈsɑfələ/, /dɹəˈsɑfələ/
Noun

drosophila (plural drosophilas)

  1. Any fruit fly of the genus Drosophila
    • 2013, Graham G. Stewart, Inge Russell, Advances in Biotechnology: Proceedings of the Fifth International Yeast Symposium Held in London, Canada, July 20-25, 1980, Elsevier (ISBN 9781483146874), page 494
      Moreover, the host plant relationships of cactus-specific drosophilae which serve as dispersal agents are well known (Fellows and Heed, 1972; Heed, 1978). The discussion which follows is based on the above studies of yeasts, cacti and drosophilae.
Translations
  • French: drosophile
  • Italian: drosofila
  • Portuguese: drosófila
  • Spanish: drosófila



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