Tsetse fly
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Tsetse fly![]() ![]() Source: WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
tsetse fly
n 1: bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.
[syn: tsetse fly, tsetse, tzetze fly, tzetze,
glossina]
Source: The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906) TZETZE (or TSETSE) FLY, n. An African insect (_Glossina morsitans_) whose bite is commonly regarded as nature's most efficacious remedy for insomnia, though some patients prefer that of the American novelist (_Mendax interminabilis_). Matching Word(s) Tsetse fly
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