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

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

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2021

It will transform prospects for those infected by the bite of the tsetse fly and could help eradicate the disease by the WHO target date of 2020.

From The Guardian • Dec. 22, 2018

In other places, far less grazing created a hospitable habitat for the tsetse fly, which carries the parasites that cause sleeping sickness.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2018

The farmers tilled their fields with hoes instead of plows, since draft animals were likely to die from diseases carried by the tsetse fly.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

Experiments have been undertaken by the British in the hope that the method could be used against the tsetse fly in Rhodesia.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson