TSETSE FLY


Meaning of TSETSE FLY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈ(t)set-sē-, ˈtet-, ˈ(t)sēt-, ˈtēt- ]

noun

Etymology: Afrikaans, from Tswana tsètsè fly

Date: 1865

: any of several dipteran flies (genus Glossina ) that occur in Africa south of the Sahara and include vectors of human and animal trypanosomes — called also tsetse — compare sleeping sickness

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