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Chambers are used for drosophila, bacterial culturing, insect rearing
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dro⋅soph⋅i⋅la

  [droh-sof-uh-luh, druh-]
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–noun, plural -las, -lae  [-lee] .
a fly of the genus Drosophila, esp. D. melanogaster, used in laboratory studies of genetics and development.
Origin:
< NL < Gk dróso(s) dew + NL -phila < Gk -philē, fem. of -philos -phile
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dro·soph·i·la   (drō-sŏf'ə-lə, drə-)   
n.  Any of various small fruit flies of the genus Drosophila, especially D. melanogaster, used extensively in genetic research.

[New Latin Drosophila, genus name : Greek drosos, dew + New Latin -phila, feminine of -philus, -phile.]
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Main Entry: dro·soph·i·la
Pronunciation: drO-'säf-&-l&, dr&-
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a genus ofsmall dipteran flies that include many (as D. melanogaster) extensively used in genetic research
2 : any fly of the genus Drosophila
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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