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drosophilid

drosophilid noun: any member of the Drosophilidae.

Noun

drosophilid (plural drosophilids)

  1. Any member of the Drosophilidae.
    • Domestication and the evolution of anthrophilic traits in houseflies and some drosophilids have allowed certain species to attain cosmopolitan status.2005, David K. Yeates, Brian M. Wiegmann, The Evolutionary Biology of Flies, page 372

Forms of drosophilid

pluraldrosophilids

Words formed from drosophilid

Questions about drosophilid

What does drosophilid mean?
Drosophilid means any member of the Drosophilidae.
What part of speech is drosophilid?
Drosophilid is a noun.
What is the plural of drosophilid?
The plural of drosophilid is drosophilids.

Words near drosophilid in the dictionary

  1. drosophila
  2. drosophilae
  3. drosophilan
  4. drosophilans
  5. drosophilas
  6. drosophilid
  7. drosophilids
  8. drosophilist
  9. drosophilists
  10. drosopholid
  11. drosopterin

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