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tsetse fly
tsetse fly , tzetze fly /ˈtetsi flaɪ, ˈtsetsi-, ˈsetsi-/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Afrikaans
 Origin: Tswana tsetse
an African fly that sucks the blood of people and animals and spreads serious diseases