n.
Pronunciation: dr ō - ' sä-f ə -l ə
Function: 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
n.
Pronunciation: dr ō - ' sä-f ə -l ə
Function: 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
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012