Definition

1. Noun:
   • Fruit fly: A small fly, especially of the family Drosophilidae, commonly found around ripe or fermenting fruit. It is a model organism widely used in biological and genetic research.
   • Vinegar fly: Another common name for this insect, referring to its attraction to the acetic acid produced by fermenting substances.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ruồi giấm thường bay quanh mâm trái cây chín. (Fruit flies often swarm around a plate of ripe fruit.)
  • Các nhà khoa học sử dụng ruồi giấm để nghiên cứu di truyền học. (Scientists use fruit flies to study genetics.)

Advanced Usage

• "Mô hình ruồi giấm": The fruit fly model.
  • Ruồi giấm là một mô hình sinh học quan trọng. (The fruit fly is an important biological model.)

Variants and Related Words

• Drosophila (n): The scientific genus name for the common fruit fly.
  • Nghiên cứu về Drosophila đã mang lại nhiều giải Nobel. (Research on Drosophila has yielded many Nobel prizes.)

Synonyms

• Fruit fly: The most common general term.
• Vinegar fly: A synonym emphasizing its attraction to fermentation.

Related Phrases

• Ruồi giấm thí nghiệm: Laboratory fruit fly.
  • Những con ruồi giấm thí nghiệm được nuôi trong ống nghiệm. (The laboratory fruit flies are bred in test tubes.)

Related Idioms

(This term is a specific scientific/common name and does not typically appear in idiomatic expressions.)

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