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Tsetse

//ˈtsitsi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any fly of the genus Glossina, native to Africa, that feeds on human and animal blood; known primarily as a carrier of parasitic trypanosomes.

    "Species of Trypanosoma transmitted by tsetse cause diseases of economic importance in humans and domestic animals in sub-Saharan Africa."

  2. 2
    bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc. wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Tswana tsêtsê (“fly”).

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