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Definition of Glossinidae
1. Noun. Flies closely related to the Muscidae: tsetse flies.
Exact synonyms: Family Glossinidae
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Diptera, Order Diptera
Member holonyms: Genus Glossina
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Diptera, Order Diptera
Member holonyms: Genus Glossina
Medical Definition of Glossinidae
1. A family of the order diptera that includes the tsetse flies. These flies occur only in africa. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glossinidae
Literary usage of Glossinidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Geologisches Zentralblatt (1908)
"Il relate que SH Scudder avait déterminé ce fossile comme étant un Oestridae qui
est, en réalité, un glossinidae. ..."
2. The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation by James William Tutt, Malcolm Burr (1890)
"The lecture, which dealt with the Professor's own experiences during an expedition
undertaken to discover the breeding habits of the glossinidae, ..."
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