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glossina

American  
[glo-sahy-nuh, -see-, glaw-] / glɒˈsaɪ nə, -ˈsi-, glɔ- /

noun

  1. tsetse fly.


Etymology

Origin of glossina

First recorded in 1885–90; from New Latin: genus name, so called from its long proboscis; see origin at gloss-, -ina 2


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