tsetse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any fly of the genus Glossina, native to Africa, that feeds on human and animal blood; known primarily as a carrier of parasitic trypanosomes.

/ˈtsɛtsi/ /ˈsɛtsi/ /ˈtɛtsi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tsetse.wav /ˈtsitsi/ /ˈsitsi/ /ˈtitsi/

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Borrowed from Tswana tsêtsê (“fly”).

tsetse fly

Glossina

tsetse fly

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