Glossina

See also: glossina

Translingual

Glossina morsitans

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”) +‎ -ina (taxonomic suffix).

Proper noun

Glossina f

A taxonomic genus within the family Glossinidae – the tsetse flies.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Diptera - order; Brachycera - suborder; Muscomorpha - infraorder; Hippoboscoidea - superfamily; Glossinidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Glossina austeni, Glossina brevipalpis, Glossina caliginea, Glossina frezili, Glossina fusca, Glossina fuscipes, Glossina fuscipleuralis, Glossina haningtoni, Glossina longipalpis, Glossina longipennis, Glossina medicorum, Glossina morsitans, Glossina nashi, Glossina nigrofusca, Glossina pallicera, Glossina pallidipes, Glossina palpalis, Glossina schwetzi, Glossina severini, Glossina swynnertoni, Glossina tabaniformis, Glossina tachinoides, Glossina vanhoofi - species

References

Tsetse fly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Glossina on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Glossinidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Glossina at the Catalogue of Life

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