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drosophilist

drosophilist noun: one who studies drosophilas.

Noun

drosophilist (plural drosophilists)

  1. One who studies drosophilas.

Forms of drosophilist

pluraldrosophilists

Origin of drosophilist

From translingual Drosophila + -ist.

Questions about drosophilist

What does drosophilist mean?
Drosophilist means one who studies drosophilas.
What part of speech is drosophilist?
Drosophilist is a noun.
What is the plural of drosophilist?
The plural of drosophilist is drosophilists.

Words near drosophilist in the dictionary

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

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