Meanings
noundrosophilid (plural drosophilids)
plural drosophilids
- biologyAny 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
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