tsetse

 

• tsetze, tzetse, tzetze

Borrowed from Tswana tsêtsê (“fly”).

• (US) IPA^(key): /tsitsi/, /sitsi/, /titsi/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /tsɛtsi/, /sɛtsi/, /tɛtsi/

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tsetse (plural tsetses or tsetse)

1. 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.

• 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.

•   tsetse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
•   Glossina on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

• sestet, teests, testes

tsetse f (plural tsetsi, definite singular tsetsa, definite plural tsetsili or tsetsãli)

1. Alternative form of tsãtsã

• tsetsos / tsetsose

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsɛ.tsɛ/

tsêtsê class 9 (plural ditsetse)

1. tsetse fly