Drosophila
Origin
From the genus name Drosophila
Full definition of drosophila
Noun
drosophila
(plural drosophilas)- Any fruit fly of the genus Drosophila
- 2006, Alan Burdick, Out of Eden: An Odyssey of Ecological Invasion, In contrast, the drosophilas of Hawaii owe their oddity entirely to the whims of natural selection.