果蝇

果蠅
guǒyíng
noun #31,398

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 fruit fly
  2. 2 Drosophila

Examples

Chúfáng lǐ fēizhe jǐ zhī guǒyíng.
A few fruit flies are flying around the kitchen.
Kēxuéjiā cháng yòng guǒyíng zuò yíchuánxué shíyàn.
Scientists often use fruit flies for genetics experiments.

Tips

memory
(fruit) + (fly) = the bug that hovers over your bananas. 果蝇 is also the workhorse of biology labs (Drosophila melanogaster) — its short life cycle makes it ideal for genetics research.

Stroke Order

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yíng