tsetse

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Pronunciation

/ˈtsɛtsi/ (UK)

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/ˈtsɛtsi/ (UK) · /ˈsɛtsi/ (UK) · /ˈtɛtsi/ (UK) · /ˈtsitsi/ (US) · /ˈsitsi/ (US) · /ˈtitsi/ (US)

Definition of tsetse

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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.

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

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Borrowed from Tswana tsêtsê (“fly”).

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