tsetse

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈtsɛtsi/|/ˈsɛtsi/|/ˈtɛtsi/    美 /ˈtsitsi/|/ˈsitsi/|/ˈtitsi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any fly of the genus Glossina, native to Africa, that feeds on human and animal blood; known primarily as a carrier of parasitic trypanosomes.
    — Species of Trypanosoma transmitted by tsetse cause diseases of economic importance in humans and domestic animals in sub-Saharan Africa.

词形变化

tsetse plural tsetses plural tsetze alternative,rare tzetze alternative,rare tzetse alternative,rare

词源

Borrowed from Tswana tsêtsê (“fly”).
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