tzetze fly
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tzetze fly
(ˈtsɛtsɪ)n
(Animals) a variant spelling of tsetse fly
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tset′se
(or tzet′ze) fly`
(ˈtsɛt si, ˈtɛt-, ˈtsi tsi, ˈti-)n.
any of several bloodsucking African flies of the genus Glossina, including some that are vectors of trypanosomes that cause sleeping sickness and other diseases.
Also called tset′se.[1860–65; < Tswana tsètsè fly]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() fly - two-winged insects characterized by active flight genus Glossina - type genus of the Glossinidae: tsetse flies |
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