/ Thesaurus / D Synonyms of drosophila melanogaster Find synonyms for: Noun1. drosophila, Drosophila melanogaster, fruit fly, pomace flyusage: small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritanceWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blithesome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language