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shoujoubae
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[しょう(猩)·じょう(猩)·ばえ(蠅)]
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[しょう(猩)·じょう(猩)·ばえ(蝿)]
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[しょう(猩)·じょう(々)·ばえ(蠅)]
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[しょう(猩)·じょう(々)·ばえ(蝿)]
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Root Words:

shoujou + hae

English Meaning(s) for しょうじょうばえ

noun
  1. fruit fly (any insect of family Drosophilidae); vinegar fly; pomace fly; banana fly
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Definition and Synonyms for しょうじょうばえ

Drosophila Melanogaster small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance
Synonyms: しょうじょうばえ
Vinegar Fly flies whose larvae feed on pickles and imperfectly sealed preserves
Synonyms: しょうじょうばえ

Categories しょうじょうばえ is a member of

Pomace Fly any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits
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Stroke Order Diagrams for しょうじょうばえ

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