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glossina

glos·si·na
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [glo-sahy-nuh, -see-, glaw-]
    • /glɒˈsaɪ nə, -ˈsi-, glɔ-/
    • /ɡlˈɒsɪnə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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.

glossina usage trend in Literature

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