ˈs]etsē, ˈt], ˈts], ]ēt-, -tsi sometimes -tsə or ˈsēsē or ˈsēsi noun
or tsetse fly
( plural tsetse or tsetses or tsetse flies )
Etymology: Afrikaans, from Tswana tsêtsê
: any of several muscoid flies of the genus Glossina that occur in Africa south of the Sahara desert — see nagana , sleeping sickness