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Definition of
tsetse fly noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
tsetse fly
noun
noun
NAmE
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ˈtsitsi ˌflaɪ
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NAmE
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ˈsitsiˌflaɪ
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an African fly that bites humans and animals and sucks their blood and can spread a disease called
sleeping sickness
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tsetse fly
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