tsetse
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Tsetse_head-proboscis.jpeg/220px-Tsetse_head-proboscis.jpeg)
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Tswana tsêtsê (“fly”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (US) IPA(key): /tsitsi/, /sitsi/, /titsi/
- (UK) IPA(key): /tsɛtsi/, /sɛtsi/, /tɛtsi/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]tsetse (plural tsetses or tsetse)
- Any fly of the genus Glossina, native to Africa, that feeds on human and animal blood; known primarily as a carrier of parasitic trypanosomes.
- Synonym: tsetse fly
- 1999, Stephen G. A. Leak, Tsetse Biology and Ecology: Their Role in the Epidemiology and Control of Trypanosomosis, CABI Publishing, page 7:
- Species of Trypanosoma transmitted by tsetse cause diseases of economic importance in humans and domestic animals in sub-Saharan Africa.
Usage notes
[edit]- Particularly in North American English, this insect is most commonly referred to as a "tsetse fly." Note: This is also the most common usage in Zimbabwe.
Translations
[edit]fly of the genus Glossina
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See also
[edit]tsetse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Glossina on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Anagrams
[edit]Aromanian
[edit]Noun
[edit]tsetse f (plural tsetsi, definite singular tsetsa, definite plural tsetsili or tsetsãli)
- Alternative form of tsãtsã
Derived terms
[edit]Tswana
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tsêtsê class 9 (plural ditsetse)
- tsetse fly
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