Associations to the word «Glossina»

Wiktionary

GLOSSINA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Glossinidae   — the tsetse flies.

Dictionary definition

GLOSSINA, noun. Bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc..

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis