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Glossina

Glossina

9.9
Flies that drink blood and spread sleeping sickness in Africa
  • noun
  • /ɡlɒˈsiːnə/
  • Specialized
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  • The tsetse vector, Glossina austeni, was discovered on the island only in 1945 because it is a relatively difficult species to trap.

Examples

  • The Glossina species is known for transmitting sleeping sickness to humans and livestock.

  • The tsetse fly, Muscidae Glossina.

    Fierce Creatures (1997)

  • And that's the case in a vector of great medical importance, Glossina, that seeks efly.

  • Researchers are studying the habitat of the Glossina to better understand its role in disease transmission.

  • Control measures are being implemented to reduce the population of Glossina in affected areas.

Synonyms

tsetse
vsGlossina
  • South African
3 9.9

A large African fly that sucks blood and spreads sleeping sickness to people and animals

is the scientific genus name rather than the short informal name
tsetse fly
vsGlossina
  • South African
1 8.7

A large African fly that bites people and animals and causes sleeping sickness

is the scientific genus name rather than the everyday common name

Surface Forms

Glossina singular
Glossinas plural

Etymology

Glossina comes from the Greek root gloss- meaning 'tongue', and a helpful way to remember it is to imagine the fly's long mouthpart like a small tongue. So, Glossina is the name used for tsetse flies, the bloodsucking insects that bite and can spread sleeping sickness.