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tsetses Definition


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tsetse
noun
    tsetses
    1. Any of several kinds of African fly which feed on human and animal blood and which transmit several dangerous diseases including sleeping sickness.
      Form: tsetse fly (in full)
Etymology: 19c: the Tswana (a southern African language) name for this kind of fly.



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