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单词 drosophila
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
dro•soph•i•la  (drō sofə lə, drə-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -las, -lae 
    (-lē′).USA pronunciation 
  1. Insectsa fly of the genus Drosophila, esp. D. melanogaster, used in laboratory studies of genetics and development.
  • Greek -philē, feminine of -philos -phile
  • Greek dróso(s) dew + Neo-Latin -phila
  • Neo-Latin

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
drosophila /drɒˈsɒfɪlə/ n ( pl -las, -lae / -ˌliː/)
  1. any small dipterous fly of the genus Drosophila, esp D. melanogaster, a species widely used in laboratory genetics studies: family Drosophilidae. They feed on plant sap, decaying fruit, etc
    Also called: fruit fly
Etymology: 19th Century: New Latin, from Greek drosos dew, water + -phila; see -phile
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