Where does “drosophila” come from?

drosophila (English) comes from taxonomic name Drosophila.

drosophila (English): Any fruit fly of the genus "Drosophila"

Definitions

  1. Any fruit fly of the genus "Drosophila"

Ancestry of “drosophila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1taxonomic nameDrosophila
Every word from taxonomic name Drosophila