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tsetse

/ˈtsɛtsi/US/ˈtsitsi/

tsetse 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.

tsetse: any fly of the genus Glossina, native to Africa, that feeds on human and animal blood; known...
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Noun

tsetse (plural tsetse or tsetses)

  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.
    • Species of Trypanosoma transmitted by tsetse cause diseases of economic importance in humans and domestic animals in sub-Saharan Africa.1999, Stephen G. A. Leak, Tsetse Biology and Ecology: Their Role in the Epidemiology and Control of Trypanosomosis, CABI Publishing, page 7
    Synonyms:
    tsetse fly

tsetse meaning in Tamil and Malay

tsetse in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும்

tsetse in Malay

fly of the genus Glossina
lalat tsetse

Synonyms of tsetse

Forms of tsetse

pluraltsetse
pluraltsetses
alternative form (rare)tsetze
alternative form (rare)tzetze
alternative form (rare)tzetse

Origin of tsetse

Borrowed from Tswana tsêtsê (“fly”).

Words formed from tsetse

Phrases with tsetse

Questions about tsetse

What does tsetse mean?
Tsetse means any fly of the genus Glossina, native to Africa, that feeds on human and animal blood; known primarily as a carrier of parasitic trypanosomes.
What is tsetse in Tamil?
Tsetse in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும். See Tsetse meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tsetse?
Tsetse is a noun.
How do you pronounce tsetse?
Tsetse is pronounced /ˈtsɛtsi/ (UK).
What is the plural of tsetse?
The plural of tsetse is tsetse.

Words near tsetse in the dictionary

  1. Tseshaht
  2. tsessebe
  3. tsessebes
  4. Tsetsaut
  5. Tsetsauts
  6. tsetse
  7. tsetse flies
  8. tsetse fly
  9. Tsetserleg
  10. tsetses
  11. tsetze

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tsetse (page history and authors); tsetse (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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