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