Definitions for glossinas

glossinas glos·si·na

Spelling: [glo-sahy-nuh, -see-, glaw-]
IPA: /glɒˈsaɪ nə, -ˈsi-, glɔ-/

Glossinas is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 334 anagrams from letters in glossinas (agilnosss).

Definitions for glossinas

noun

  1. tsetse fly.
  2. tsetse fly.

Origin of glossinas

1885-90; New Latin: genus name, so called from its long proboscis; see gloss-, -ina2

Examples for glossinas

One of the worst is the tsetse (glossina morsitans), immortalised by Livingstone.

The glossina morsitans abounds on the banks of the African river, the Zambesi, frequenting the bushes and reeds that border it.

This insect—the 'glossina moritans' of the naturalists—deserves a special paragraph.

This species, found especially in north-east Rhodesia and in Nyassaland, is transferred by glossina morsitans.

For the glossina morsitans sleeps by night beneath leaves in the bush, and only wakes when disturbed.

A few remarks on the Tsetse, or 'glossina morsitans', may here be appropriate.

Kleine states that glossina palpalis can no longer be regarded as the sole transmitter of sleeping sickness.

Postive Infektionsversuche mit Trypanosoma brucei durch glossina palpalis.

glossina palpalis lives in limited areas, where the forest and undergrowth is dense, along the lake shore or river banks.

The tsetse fly (glossina morsitans) infests several districts; the sand-flea has been imported from the west coast.

The tsetse fly (glossina morsitans) infests several districts; the sand-flea has been imported from the west coast.

A few remarks on the Tsetse, or 'glossina morsitans', may here be appropriate.

Postive Infektionsversuche mit Trypanosoma brucei durch glossina palpalis.

This insect—the 'glossina moritans' of the naturalists—deserves a special paragraph.

glossina palpalis lives in limited areas, where the forest and undergrowth is dense, along the lake shore or river banks.

Kleine states that glossina palpalis can no longer be regarded as the sole transmitter of sleeping sickness.

The glossina morsitans abounds on the banks of the African river, the Zambesi, frequenting the bushes and reeds that border it.

One of the worst is the tsetse (glossina morsitans), immortalised by Livingstone.

This species, found especially in north-east Rhodesia and in Nyassaland, is transferred by glossina morsitans.

For the glossina morsitans sleeps by night beneath leaves in the bush, and only wakes when disturbed.

Word Value for glossinas
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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