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Drosophilidae

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n.1.a natural family of insects including some of those called fruit flies.
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Noun1.Drosophilidae - fruit flies
family Drosophilidae
arthropod family - any of the arthropods
Diptera, order Diptera - a large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths; includes true flies and mosquitoes and gnats and crane flies
genus Drosophila - a genus of Drosophilidae
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9004140743 The Drosophilidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark.
The Drosophilidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark by SciTech Book News
The family Drosophilidae may not be the most common of all fly families, but members of this family can be easily found anywhere around rotting and decaying fruit.
Evaluating diversity: a baseline study comparing the diversity of the ... by McKeown, James P. / Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences
Known as Hawaiian picture-wings, these insects are part of the intensely studied Drosophilidae family, which is found throughout the main islands of the Hawaiian archipelago.
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