Vinegar fly — Vin e*gar fly Any of several fruit flies, esp. {Drosophila ampelopophila}, which breed in imperfectly sealed preserves and in pickles. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vinegar fly — noun flies whose larvae feed on pickles and imperfectly sealed preserves • Hypernyms: ↑fruit fly, ↑pomace fly • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Drosophila * * * noun : any of various fruit flies (especially Drosophila mel … Useful english dictionary
vinegar — see honey catches more flies than vinegar from the sweetest wine, the tartest vinegar … Proverbs new dictionary
honey catches more flies than vinegar — Soft or ingratiating words achieve more than sharpness. cf. St. Francis de Sales (1567–1622) in L. de la Rivière Vie de..François de Sales (1624) 584: souvenez vous que l’on prends plus de mouches avec une cuillerée de miel qu’avec cent barils de … Proverbs new dictionary
Drosophila vinegar flies — Drosophila vinegar flies. См. дрозофилы. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar — This means that it is easier to persuade people if you use polite arguments and flattery than if you are confrontational … The small dictionary of idiomes
evolution — evolutional, adj. evolutionally, adv. /ev euh looh sheuhn/ or, esp. Brit., /ee veuh /, n. 1. any process of formation or growth; development: the evolution of a language; the evolution of the airplane. 2. a product of such development; something… … Universalium
Drosophila — This article is about the entire genus. For the most commonly used laboratory species, see Drosophila melanogaster. Drosophila Drosophila repleta Scientific classification … Wikipedia
cell — cell1 cell like, adj. /sel/, n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the… … Universalium
Tim Hinkley — (born Timothy Alan Hinkley on 25 May 1946), is a English singer songwriter, musician and producer. Born in London. Started in youth club bands in the early sixties, including The Copains, Boys, Freeman Five, etc. During this time he turned down… … Wikipedia
Drosophila ampelopophila — Vinegar fly Vin e*gar fly Any of several fruit flies, esp. {Drosophila ampelopophila}, which breed in imperfectly sealed preserves and in pickles. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English