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glossi·na
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Princeton's WordNet
tsetse fly, tsetse, tzetze fly, tzetze, glossinanoun
bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.
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glossina
Glossina, commonly known as tsetse flies, is a genus of flies that occurs only in Africa and transmits diseases such as sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in animals. They are a biological vector for trypanosomes which causes a variety of trypanosomiasis, including African sleeping sickness. They are large, robust insects with a prominent proboscis and are identified by unique features of the wing venation.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of glossina in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of glossina in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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