Drosophilidae

Translingual

Etymology

Drosophila +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Drosophilidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – comprising the fruit flies, vinegar flies, wine flies, pomace flies, grape flies, and picked fruit-flies.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Diptera - order

Hyponyms

Drosophila (type genus); see Drosophilidae on WikispeciesWikispecies for the many other genera.

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