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Drosophila melanogaster vs fruit fly

fruit fly vs Drosophila melanogaster

Drosophila melanogaster and fruit fly both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Drosophila melanogaster Yes No No No
fruit fly Yes No No No
As nouns, fruit fly is a hypernym of Drosophila melanogaster; that is, fruit fly is a word with a broader meaning than Drosophila melanogaster:
  • Drosophila melanogaster: small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance
  • fruit fly: any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits
Other hypernyms of Drosophila melanogaster include pomace fly.
Drosophila melanogaster (noun) fruit fly (noun)
small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits
Difference between Drosophila melanogaster and fruit fly

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