n 1  cap  :  a genus of small dipteran flies that include many (as D. melanogaster) extensively used in genetic research  2  :  any fly of the genus Drosophila .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  hy·dro·ceph·a·ly  tur·ri·ceph·a·ly 
 
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