GLOSSI'NA PALPALIS
\ɡlˈɒsɪnə palpˈɑːliz], \ɡlˈɒsɪnə palpˈɑːliz], \ɡ_l_ˈɒ_s_ɪ_n_ə p_a_l_p_ˈɑː_l_i_z]\
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The species that transmits the Trypanosoma gambiense to human beings, producing the sleeping sickness of West Africa. This organism forms a group including Glossi'na caliginea, Glossi'na pallicera, Glossi'na palpalis, and Glossi'na tachinoides. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Nearby Words
- glossed
- glossepiglottic
- glosser
- glossi'na
- glossi'na pallidipes
- Glossi'na Palpalis
- glossianus
- glossic
- glossily
- glossina
- glossina morsitans