glossina
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- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 8
Definition of glossina
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A tsetse fly; any fly of the genus Glossina.
“The Sundi plantation employs at present nineteen labourers for catching flies, and in December they caught seventy-five glossinas.”
“Both trypanosomes and glossinas must have been present in Africa since very remote times.”
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Glossina.
Words you can make from glossina
200+ playable · top: LASSOING (9 pts)
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3 words6-letter words
26 words- ALGINS 7 pts
- ALIGNS 7 pts
- ANGLOS 7 pts
- ASSIGN 7 pts
- GLOSSA 7 pts
- GNOSIS 7 pts
- GOSSAN 7 pts
- LASING 7 pts
- LIANGS 7 pts
- LIGANS 7 pts
- LINGAS 7 pts
- LINGOS 7 pts
- LOGANS 7 pts
- LOGINS 7 pts
- LOSING 7 pts
- SIGLOS 7 pts
- SIGNAL 7 pts
- SLANGS 7 pts
- SLINGS 7 pts
- SLOGAN 7 pts
- SOLING 7 pts
- ALOINS 6 pts
- ASSOIL 6 pts
- SALONS 6 pts
- SNAILS 6 pts
- SOLANS 6 pts
5-letter words
59 words- AGIOS 6 pts
- AGONS 6 pts
- ALGIN 6 pts
- ALIGN 6 pts
- ALONG 6 pts
- ANGLO 6 pts
- GAINS 6 pts
- GAOLS 6 pts
- GLANS 6 pts
- GLASS 6 pts
- GLIAS 6 pts
- GLOSS 6 pts
- GOALS 6 pts
- GONIA 6 pts
- LIANG 6 pts
- LIGAN 6 pts
- LINGA 6 pts
- LINGO 6 pts
- LINGS 6 pts
- LOGAN 6 pts
- LOGIA 6 pts
- LOGIN 6 pts
- LONGS 6 pts
- SAGOS 6 pts
- SIGLA 6 pts
- SIGNA 6 pts
- SIGNS 6 pts
- SINGS 6 pts
- SLAGS 6 pts
- SLANG 6 pts
- SLING 6 pts
- SLOGS 6 pts
- SNAGS 6 pts
- SNOGS 6 pts
- SONGS 6 pts
- ALOIN 5 pts
- ANILS 5 pts
- LASSI 5 pts
- LASSO 5 pts
- LINOS 5 pts
- LIONS 5 pts
- LOANS 5 pts
- LOINS 5 pts
- NAILS 5 pts
- NOILS 5 pts
- OASIS 5 pts
- OSSIA 5 pts
- SAILS 5 pts
- SAINS 5 pts
- SALON 5 pts
- SASIN 5 pts
- SIALS 5 pts
- SILOS 5 pts
- SISAL 5 pts
- SLAIN 5 pts
- SNAIL 5 pts
- SOILS 5 pts
- SOLAN 5 pts
- SOLAS 5 pts
4-letter words
62 words- AGIN 5 pts
- AGIO 5 pts
- AGON 5 pts
- GAIN 5 pts
- GALS 5 pts
- GAOL 5 pts
- GINS 5 pts
- GLIA 5 pts
- GOAL 5 pts
- GOAS 5 pts
- LAGS 5 pts
- LANG 5 pts
- LING 5 pts
- LOGS 5 pts
- LONG 5 pts
- NAGS 5 pts
- NOGS 5 pts
- SAGO 5 pts
- SAGS 5 pts
- SANG 5 pts
- SIGN 5 pts
- SIGS 5 pts
- SING 5 pts
- SLAG 5 pts
- SLOG 5 pts
- SNAG 5 pts
- SNOG 5 pts
- SONG 5 pts
- AILS 4 pts
- AINS 4 pts
- ALSO 4 pts
- ANIL 4 pts
- ANIS 4 pts
- IONS 4 pts
- LAIN 4 pts
- LASS 4 pts
- LIAS 4 pts
- LINO 4 pts
- LINS 4 pts
- LION 4 pts
- LOAN 4 pts
- LOIN 4 pts
- LOSS 4 pts
- NAIL 4 pts
- NAOI 4 pts
- NAOS 4 pts
- NILS 4 pts
- NOIL 4 pts
- OILS 4 pts
- OSSA 4 pts
- SAIL 4 pts
- SAIN 4 pts
- SALS 4 pts
- SANS 4 pts
- SIAL 4 pts
- SILO 4 pts
- SINS 4 pts
- SOIL 4 pts
- SOLA 4 pts
- SOLI 4 pts
- SOLS 4 pts
- SONS 4 pts
3-letter words
37 words- AGO 4 pts
- AGS 4 pts
- GAL 4 pts
- GAN 4 pts
- GAS 4 pts
- GIN 4 pts
- GIS 4 pts
- GOA 4 pts
- GOS 4 pts
- LAG 4 pts
- LOG 4 pts
- NAG 4 pts
- NOG 4 pts
- SAG 4 pts
- SIG 4 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- AIS 3 pts
- ALS 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- ASS 3 pts
- INS 3 pts
- ION 3 pts
- LAS 3 pts
- LIN 3 pts
- LIS 3 pts
- NIL 3 pts
- NOS 3 pts
- OIL 3 pts
- ONS 3 pts
- SAL 3 pts
- SAN 3 pts
- SIN 3 pts
- SIS 3 pts
- SOL 3 pts
- SON 3 pts
- SOS 3 pts
2-letter words
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