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GLOSSINA

\ɡlˈɒsɪnə], \ɡlˈɒsɪnə], \ɡ_l_ˈɒ_s_ɪ_n_ə]\

Definitions of GLOSSINA

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blood-sucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

blood-sucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Bloodsucking flies of the genus Glossina, found primarily in equatorial Africa. Several species are intermediate hosts of trypanosomes.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

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