Associations to the word «Tsetse»

Wiktionary

TSETSE, noun. Any fly of the genus Glossina, native to Africa, that feeds on human and animal blood; known primarily as a carrier of parasitic trypanosomes.

Dictionary definition

TSETSE, noun. Bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc..

Wise words

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