fruit fly
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In the field, those 20-inch black-painted aluminum wheels wouldn’t stay pretty for long; those running boards would have the life expectancy of a fruit fly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
The study also demonstrates the value of fruit fly models for studying neurological diseases, including age-related conditions, Zhai noted.
From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2025
But it wasn't until October that scientists studying the brain of a fruit fly mapped the position, shape and connections of every single one of its 130,000 cells and 50 million connections.
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2024
The oriental fruit fly is widespread throughout much of the mainland of southern Asia and neighboring islands, including Sri Lanka and Taiwan, and it has invaded other areas, most notably Africa and Hawaii.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2024
It was nothing like a fruit fly and wanted nothing to do with fruit flies.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
