noun
Meaning 1
A tsetse fly; any fly of the genus Glossina.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
glossina
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noun
Meaning 2
bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tsetse fly, tsetse, tzetze fly, tzetze
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fly
History
Etymology
Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Glossina.