tsetse

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.

Etymology

Borrowed from Tswana tsêtsê (“fly”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

tsetse fly, tzetze fly, tzetze, glossina

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