tsetse fly

[ tset-see, tet-, tsee-tsee, tee- ]

/ ˈtsɛt si, ˈtɛt-, ˈtsi tsi, ˈti- /

noun

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.

Also tzetze fly.

Also called tsetse, tzetze, glossina.

Origin of tsetse fly

First recorded in 1860–65, tsetse fly is from the Tswana word tsètsè fly

Words nearby tsetse fly

Tschaikovsky, tschernosem, TSE, Tselinograd, Tseng Kuo-fan, tsetse fly, T.Sgt., TSH, Tshiluba, T-shirt, Tshombe

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Example sentences from the Web for tsetse fly

In the course of his work he established beyond question that the "nagana" and the tsetse-fly disease were identical.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
Among insects are locusts, scorpions, the tsetse-fly whose bite is so fatal to cattle, and white-ants.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1|Various
The tsetse-fly in Africa is a far more important check on the increase of some animals than the lions and other beasts of prey.
The Making of Species|Douglas Dewar
This disease is caused by a Protozoan parasite, a trypanosome, which is transmitted from one host to another by the tsetse-fly.
Insects and Diseases|Rennie W. Doane

The nagana, or tsetse-fly disease of cattle is the most virulent disease of domestic animals in certain parts of Africa.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley

British Dictionary definitions for tsetse fly

tsetse fly

tzetze fly

/ (ˈtsɛtsɪ) /

noun

any of various bloodsucking African dipterous flies of the genus Glossina, which transmit the pathogens of various diseases: family Muscidae

Word Origin for tsetse fly

C19: via Afrikaans from Tswana

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for tsetse fly

tsetse fly

n.

Any of several two-winged bloodsucking African flies of the genus Glossina, often carrying and transmitting pathogenic trypanosomes to humans and livestock.

Scientific definitions for tsetse fly

tsetse fly

[ tsĕt′sē ]

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.

单词	tsetse fly
释义	tsetse fly [ tset-see, tet-, tsee-tsee, tee- ] / ˈtsɛt si, ˈtɛt-, ˈtsi tsi, ˈti- / noun 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. Also tzetze fly. Also called tsetse, tzetze, glossina. Origin of tsetse fly First recorded in 1860–65, tsetse fly is from the Tswana word tsètsè fly Words nearby tsetse fly Tschaikovsky, tschernosem, TSE, Tselinograd, Tseng Kuo-fan, tsetse fly, T.Sgt., TSH, Tshiluba, T-shirt, Tshombe Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tsetse fly In the course of his work he established beyond question that the "nagana" and the tsetse-fly disease were identical. Handbook of Medical Entomology\|William Albert Riley Among insects are locusts, scorpions, the tsetse-fly whose bite is so fatal to cattle, and white-ants. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1\|Various The tsetse-fly in Africa is a far more important check on the increase of some animals than the lions and other beasts of prey. The Making of Species\|Douglas Dewar This disease is caused by a Protozoan parasite, a trypanosome, which is transmitted from one host to another by the tsetse-fly. Insects and Diseases\|Rennie W. Doane The nagana, or tsetse-fly disease of cattle is the most virulent disease of domestic animals in certain parts of Africa. Handbook of Medical Entomology\|William Albert Riley British Dictionary definitions for tsetse fly tsetse fly tzetze fly / (ˈtsɛtsɪ) / noun any of various bloodsucking African dipterous flies of the genus Glossina, which transmit the pathogens of various diseases: family Muscidae Word Origin for tsetse fly C19: via Afrikaans from Tswana Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for tsetse fly tsetse fly n. Any of several two-winged bloodsucking African flies of the genus Glossina, often carrying and transmitting pathogenic trypanosomes to humans and livestock. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for tsetse fly tsetse fly [ tsĕt′sē ] 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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