tsetse fly

tsetse fly
tsetse fly n any of several dipteran flies of the genus Glossina that occur in sub-Saharan Africa and include vectors of human and animal trypanosomes (as those causing sleeping sickness and nagana) called also tsetse

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any member of the genus Glossina.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • tsetse fly — [tset′sē, tsēt′sē, set′sē, sēt′sē, tēt′sē] n. [Bantu tsetse, lit., fly that kills animals] any of a family (Glossinidae) of small dipterous flies of central and S Africa, including species that carry the trypanosomes that cause nagana and… …   English World dictionary

  • tsetse fly — 1849, probably via S.African Dutch, from a Bantu language (Cf. Setswana tsetse. Luyia tsiisi flies ) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Tsetse fly — This page is about the insect. For other meanings, see Tsetse (disambiguation). Tsetse fly Tsetse fly Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • tsetse fly — /tset see, tet , tsee tsee, tee / any of several bloodsucking African flies of the genus Glossina, that act as a vector of sleeping sickness and other trypanosome infections of humans and domestic animals. Also, tzetze fly. Also called tsetse,… …   Universalium

  • tsetse fly — noun bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc. • Syn: ↑tsetse, ↑tzetze fly, ↑tzetze, ↑glossina • Hypernyms: ↑fly • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Glossina …   Useful english dictionary

  • tsetse fly — [[t]tse̱tsi flaɪ[/t]] tsetse flies also tsetse N VAR A tsetse fly or a tsetse is an African fly that feeds on blood and can cause serious diseases in the people and animals that it bites …   English dictionary

  • tsetse fly — UK [ˈtetsɪ ˌflaɪ] / UK [ˈtsetsɪ ˌflaɪ] / US [ˈtsetsɪ ˌflaɪ] / US [ˈsetsɪ ˌflaɪ] noun [countable] Word forms tsetse fly : singular tsetse fly plural tsetse flies a flying insect in Africa that bites people and animals in order to drink their blood …   English dictionary

  • tsetse fly — noun Etymology: Afrikaans, from Tswana tsètsè fly Date: 1865 any of several dipteran flies (genus Glossina) that occur in Africa south of the Sahara and include vectors of human and animal trypanosomes called also tsetse compare sleeping sickness …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tsetse fly — tset′se (or tzetze fly) [[t]ˈtsɛt si, ˈtɛt , ˈtsi tsi, ˈti [/t]] n. ent any of several bloodsucking African flies of the genus Glossina, including some that are vectors of trypanosomes that cause sleeping sickness and other diseases Also called… …   From formal English to slang

  • tsetse fly disease — noun see tsetse disease * * * tsetse fly disease, = nagana. (Cf. ↑nagana) …   Useful english dictionary

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