glossina

[ glo-sahy-nuh, -see-, glaw- ]

/ glɒˈsaɪ nə, -ˈsi-, glɔ- /

noun

tsetse fly.

Origin of glossina

First recorded in 1885–90; from New Latin: genus name, so called from its long proboscis; see origin at gloss-, -ina²

Words nearby glossina

glossator, glossectomy, glossematics, glosseme, glosser, glossina, glossitis, glossitis areata exfoliativa, glossmeter, glosso-, glossocele

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Example sentences from the Web for glossina

Kleine states that Glossina palpalis can no longer be regarded as the sole transmitter of sleeping sickness.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
This species, found especially in north-east Rhodesia and in Nyassaland, is transferred by Glossina morsitans.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
One of the worst is the tsetse (Glossina morsitans), immortalised by Livingstone.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold
For the Glossina morsitans sleeps by night beneath leaves in the bush, and only wakes when disturbed.
Sketches of the East Africa Campaign|Robert Valentine Dolbey

Glossina palpalis lives in limited areas, where the forest and undergrowth is dense, along the lake shore or river banks.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley

Medical definitions for glossina

Glossina

[ glô-sī′nə ]

n.

A genus of bloodsucking dipterous flies comprising the tsetse flies of tropical and subtropical Africa; they serve as vectors of the pathogenic trypanosomes that cause various forms of African trypanosomiasis.

单词	glossina
释义	glossina [ glo-sahy-nuh, -see-, glaw- ] / glɒˈsaɪ nə, -ˈsi-, glɔ- / noun tsetse fly. Origin of glossina First recorded in 1885–90; from New Latin: genus name, so called from its long proboscis; see origin at gloss-, -ina² Words nearby glossina glossator, glossectomy, glossematics, glosseme, glosser, glossina, glossitis, glossitis areata exfoliativa, glossmeter, glosso-, glossocele Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for glossina Kleine states that Glossina palpalis can no longer be regarded as the sole transmitter of sleeping sickness. Handbook of Medical Entomology\|William Albert Riley This species, found especially in north-east Rhodesia and in Nyassaland, is transferred by Glossina morsitans. Handbook of Medical Entomology\|William Albert Riley One of the worst is the tsetse (Glossina morsitans), immortalised by Livingstone. Parasites\|T. Spencer Cobbold For the Glossina morsitans sleeps by night beneath leaves in the bush, and only wakes when disturbed. Sketches of the East Africa Campaign\|Robert Valentine Dolbey Glossina palpalis lives in limited areas, where the forest and undergrowth is dense, along the lake shore or river banks. Handbook of Medical Entomology\|William Albert Riley Medical definitions for glossina Glossina [ glô-sī′nə ] n. A genus of bloodsucking dipterous flies comprising the tsetse flies of tropical and subtropical Africa; they serve as vectors of the pathogenic trypanosomes that cause various forms of African trypanosomiasis. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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