TSETSE FLY Definition & Meaning

tsetse fly

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

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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.

tsetse fly

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noun

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

tsetse fly

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.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of tsetse fly¹

First recorded in 1845–50; from Afrikaans, from Tswana �ٲ�ê�ٲ�ê + fly ¹ ( def. )

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of tsetse fly¹

C19: via Afrikaans from Tswana

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By contrast, something like sleeping sickness is spread through a fly, the tsetse fly.

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They performed comparative analysis with tsetse flies and aphids, which do likewise, to unravel the genomic basis underlying this transition from laying eggs to birthing babies.

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The baskets fitted so tightly the animals could hardly wiggle as cages of tsetse flies were placed over them.

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Mama’s head snapped up, and she swatted the words away like tsetse flies.

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In New York, Dora was diagnosed with Chagas, which is cousin to the sleeping sickness caused by the African tsetse fly.

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