drosophila
dro·soph·i·la
noun \drō-ˈsäf-ə-lə, drə-\Definition of DROSOPHILA
1
capitalized : a genus of small dipteran flies that include many (as D. melanogaster) extensively used in genetic research
2
: any fly of the genus Drosophila
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