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Word: Tsetse
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from Setswana
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtsɛtsi
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtɛtsi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an African bloodsucking fly which bites humans and other mammals, transmitting sleeping sickness and nagana.
Short Definition:African bloodsucking fly which bites humans and other mammals
Variant Forms:
- tsetse fly
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