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Definition of tsetse fly noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tsetse fly

noun

/ˈtsetsi flaɪ/

/ˈtsetsi flaɪ/

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an African fly that bites humans and animals and drinks their blood and can spread a disease called sleeping sickness

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