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    tsetse fly

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Insects
    tset·se fly, tzetze fly /ˈtetsi flaɪ, ˈtsetsi-, ˈsetsi-/ noun [countable]  HBIan African fly that sucks the blood of people and animals and spreads serious diseases 舌蝇，采采蝇〔非洲一种吮吸人和动物血液并传播严重疾病的苍蝇〕
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    tsetse fly• The female tsetse fly retains her young for even longer.    Origin tsetse fly (1800-1900) Afrikaans Tswana tsetse
    tset·se fly nounChineseSyllable
    people sucks that blood and African Corpus the an of fly


    tsetse fly
    tset‧se 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


    tsetse flyBrE /ˈtsetsi flaɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtsetsi flaɪ/ 🔊 nounan African fly that bites humans and animals and sucks their blood and can spread a disease called sleeping sickness 舌蝇，采采蝇（非洲苍蝇，叮咬人和动物，吸血传染昏睡病）