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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
drosophila /drɒˈsɒfɪlə/

▶noun a genus of fruit flies used extensively in genetic research.

– origin mod. L., from Gk drosos ‘dew, moisture’ + philos ‘loving’.

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