tsetse fly

American  

[tset-see, tet-, tsee-tsee, tee-] / ˈtsɛt si, ˈtɛt-, ˈtsi tsi, ˈti- /

noun

1. 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.

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tsetse fly British  

/ ˈtsɛtsɪ /

noun

1. any of various bloodsucking African dipterous flies of the genus Glossina , which transmit the pathogens of various diseases: family Muscidae

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tsetse fly Scientific  

/ tsĕt′sē /

1. Any of several bloodsucking African flies of the genus Glossina, two species of which (G. palpalis and G. morsitans) often carry and transmit trypanosomes, the protozoans that cause sleeping sickness.

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Etymology

Origin of tsetse fly

First recorded in 1845–50; from Afrikaans, from Tswana tsêtsê + fly ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

By contrast, something like sleeping sickness is spread through a fly, the tsetse fly.

From Salon

They performed comparative analysis with tsetse flies and aphids, which do likewise, to unravel the genomic basis underlying this transition from laying eggs to birthing babies.

From Science Daily

The baskets fitted so tightly the animals could hardly wiggle as cages of tsetse flies were placed over them.

From Literature

Mama’s head snapped up, and she swatted the words away like tsetse flies.

From Literature

In New York, Dora was diagnosed with Chagas, which is cousin to the sleeping sickness caused by the African tsetse fly.

From Salon