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Definition of Glossina
1. Noun. Bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc..
Exact synonyms: Tsetse, Tsetse Fly, Tzetze, Tzetze Fly
Generic synonyms: Fly
Group relationships: Genus Glossina
Generic synonyms: Fly
Group relationships: Genus Glossina
Definition of Glossina
1. a tsetse fly [n -S]
Medical Definition of Glossina
1. A genus of bloodsucking Diptera (tsetse flies) confined to Africa; they serve as vectors of the pathogenic trypanosomes that cause various forms of African sleeping sickness in humans and in domestic and wild animals. Origin: G. Glossa, tongue (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glossina
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