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glossina

glossina

9.9
A blood-sucking African fly that spreads sleeping sickness
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : glosina
  • The glossina is a significant vector for sleeping sickness.

Examples

  • Researchers study the glossina to better understand how to prevent the spread of disease.

  • The glossina is notorious for spreading sleeping sickness across sub-Saharan Africa.

  • Efforts to control glossina populations have been central to public health campaigns in affected regions.

  • Have you ever seen a glossina up close?

  • Efforts to control glossina populations have been central to public health campaigns in affected regions.

  • The glossina is notorious for spreading sleeping sickness across sub-Saharan Africa.

  • Researchers study the glossina to better understand how to prevent the spread of disease.

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 for the group of those bloodsucking insects
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 covering related species of those flies

Surface Forms

glossina singular
glossinas plural

Etymology

Glossina comes from an old Greek word glossa, meaning 'tongue', because these flies have a long, tongue-like mouthpart. That's why glossina today names the tsetse fly, a biting insect known for its tongue-like mouth and for spreading sleeping sickness.