HyperDic: glossinidae

English > 1 sense of the word Glossinidae:
NOUNanimalGlossinidae, family Glossinidaeflies closely related to the Muscidae
English > Glossinidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningflies closely related to the Muscidae: tsetse flies.
Synonymfamily Glossinidae
Member ofDiptera, order DipteraA large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths
Membersgenus Glossinatype genus of the Glossinidae
Broaderarthropod familyAny of the arthropods

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