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tsetse fly

tset·se fly [ tsétsee fl, sétsee fl ] (plural tset·se flies) or tzet·ze fly [ tsétsee fl, sétsee fl ] (plural tzet·ze flies)


noun 
Definition:
 
fly transmitting sleeping sickness: a two-winged biting fly that feeds on the blood of humans and animals and is responsible for transmitting several diseases, including sleeping sickness. Native to: central Africa.  Genus Glossina.

[Mid-19th century. Via Afrikaans< Setswana]
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