Glossinidae

noun

flies closely related to the Muscidae: tsetse flies

• Syn: ↑family Glossinidae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Diptera, ↑order Diptera

• Member Meronyms: ↑genus Glossina

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\\gläˈsinəˌdē, glȯˈ-\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Glossina, type genus + -idae

in some classifications : a family of two-winged flies that is closely related to Muscidae and includes Glossina and a few closely related genera usually included among the Muscidae