noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek drosos dew + New Latin -phila, feminine of -philus -phil Date: circa 1829 any of a genus ( Drosophila ) of fruit flies used in genetic research
DROSOPHILA
Meaning of DROSOPHILA in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012