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- [glo-sahy-nuh, -see-, glaw-]
- /glɒˈsaɪ nə, -ˈsi-, glɔ-/
- /ɡlˈɒsɪnə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [glo-sahy-nuh, -see-, glaw-]
- /glɒˈsaɪ nə, -ˈsi-, glɔ-/
Definitions of glossina word
- noun glossina tsetse fly. 1
- noun glossina the tsetse fly 0
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Origin of glossina
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90; < New Latin: genus name, so called from its long proboscis; see gloss-, -ina2
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Parts of speech for Glossina
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
glossina popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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