Etymology

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Today it 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. Full definition →

Tswana tsêtsê
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  1. Tswana · borrowed fromtsêtsê“fly”
  2. English todaytsetse

Borrowed from Tswana tsêtsê (“fly”).

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