Drosophilidae

Translingual

Etymology

Drosophila +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Drosophilidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – including 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; Brachycera - suborder; Muscomorpha - infraorder; Ephydroidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

• (family): Drosophilinae, Steganinae - subfamilies
  • Drosophila - type genus; Stegana - selected other genus; for the many other genera see Drosophilidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies .

References

• Drosophilidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Drosophilidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Drosophilidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons