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Definition of: tsetse
(tset′sē, tsē′tsē) noun
1. A small bloodsucking fly (Glossina morsitans) of southern Africa whose bite transmits disease in cattle, horses, etc.
2. A related species (G. palpalis), which transmits the parasite that causes sleeping sickness. For illustration see INSECTS (injurious). Also spelled tzetze. Also tsetse fly. [<Afrikaans <Bantu]
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