drosófila

See also: drosofila

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Drosophila.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /dɾoˈzɔ.fi.lɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /dɾoˈzɔ.fi.la/

  • Rhymes: -ɔfilɐ
  • Hyphenation: dro‧só‧fi‧la

Noun

drosófila f (plural drosófilas)

  1. drosophila (any insect of the genus species)
    Hypernym: mosca-das-frutas

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