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English > 1 sense of the word glossina:
NOUNanimalglossina, tsetse fly, tsetse, tzetze fly, tzetzebloodsucking African fly
English > glossina: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningbloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc..
Synonymstsetse fly, tsetse, tzetze fly, tzetze
Member ofgenus Glossinatype genus of the Glossinidae
Broaderflytwo-winged insects characterized by active flight