tsetse

Head of a tsetse.

Meaning

Noun

  • Any fly of the genus Glossina, native to Africa, that feeds on human and animal blood; known primarily as a carrier of parasitic trypanosomes.

Origin

  • Borrowed from Tswana tsêtsê.

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