DROSOPHILA


Meaning of DROSOPHILA in English

/droh sof"euh leuh, dreuh-/ , n. , pl. drosophilas, drosophilae /-lee'/ .

a fly of the genus Drosophila, esp. D. melanogaster, used in laboratory studies of genetics and development.

[ dróso ( s ) dew + NL -phila -phile, fem. of -philos -PHILE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .