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tsetse
[tset´se]an African fly of the genus Glossina, which transmits trypanosomiasis.
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tset·se
(tset'sē, tsē'tsē),Common name for bloodsucking flies of Africa. See: Glossina.
[S. African native name]
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Glos·si·na
(glos-ī'nă)A genus of bloodsucking Diptera (tsetse flies) confined to Africa; they serve as vectors of the trypanosomes that cause African sleeping sickness.
[G. glōssa, tongue]
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