"glossina" meaning in English

See glossina in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: glossinas [plural]
Etymology: From the genus name. Head templates: {{en-noun}} glossina (plural glossinas)
  1. A tsetse fly.
    Sense id: en-glossina-en-noun-GPrxDYeK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1970, J. D. Fage, R. A. Oliver, Papers in African Prehistory, page 76:",
          "text": "Both trypanosomes and glossinas must have been present in Africa since very remote times.",
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