Drosophilidae
Translingual
Wikispecies
Etymology
Drosophila + -idae
Proper noun
Drosophilidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – comprising the fruit flies, vinegar flies, wine flies, pomace flies, grape flies, and picked fruit-flies.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Diptera - order
Hyponyms
- Drosophila (type genus); see
Drosophilidae on WikispeciesWikispecies for the many other genera.