TSETSE


Meaning of TSETSE in English

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

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