tsetse fly

noun

A tsetse

Meanings

nountsetse fly (plural tsetse flies)

plural tsetse flies

Synonyms & antonyms

nounbloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

tsetse fly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsetse%20fly

MLA

“tsetse fly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsetse%20fly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tsetse fly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsetse%20fly.

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