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glossinidae

/ɡlɒˈsɪn.ɪ.diː/

Traduction: Famille taxonomique de mouches proches des Muscidae, largement connues sous le nom de mouches tsé-tsé.

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/ɡlɒˈsɪn.ɪ.diː/C2formalscientific
  • frFamille taxonomique de mouches proches des Muscidae, largement connues sous le nom de mouches tsé-tsé.

A taxonomic family of flies closely related to the Muscidae, commonly known as tsetse flies.

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  1. Tsetse fliesC2formalscientific

    A family of blood-feeding flies closely related to the Muscidae, known for transmitting trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) in Africa.

    frGlossinidés (mouches tsé-tsé)

    • Glossinidae are found only in sub-Saharan Africa.
    • The Glossinidae family includes the tsetse fly, which spreads disease.
    • Researchers study Glossinidae to control the spread of sleeping sickness.

    Synonymesglossinatsetse