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fruit fly vs Drosophila melanogaster

Drosophila melanogaster vs fruit fly

fruit fly and Drosophila melanogaster both are nouns.

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

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