TSETSE

Etymology

Noun

tsetse (plural tsetses or tsetse)

Any fly of the genus Glossina, native to Africa, that feeds on human and animal blood; known primarily as a carrier of parasitic trypanosomes.

Usage notes

• Particularly in North American English, this insect is most commonly referred to as a "tsetse fly." Note: This is also the most common usage in Zimbabwe.

Anagrams

• sestet, teests, testes

Source: Wiktionary

Tset"se, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A venomous two-winged African fly (Glossina morsitans) whose bite is very poisonous, and even fatal, to horses and cattle, but harmless to men. It renders extensive districts in which it abounds uninhabitable during certain seasons of the year. [Written also tzetze, and tsetze.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition