Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drosophilid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: drosophilid
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the Drosophilidae.

Example Sentences

"Domestication and the evolution of anthrophilic traits in houseflies and some drosophilids have allowed certain species to attain cosmopolitan status."

Inflected Forms

drosophilids (plural)

Derived Forms

nondrosophilid

Questions

What does drosophilid mean?: Any member of the Drosophilidae.

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