Main Entry: tset·se fly

Pronunciation: \ˈ(t)set-sē-, ˈtet-, ˈ(t)sēt-, ˈtēt-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Afrikaans, from Tswana tsètsè fly

Date: 1865

: any of several dipteran flies (genus Glossina) that occur in Africa south of the Sahara and include vectors of human and animal trypanosomes —called also tsetse — compare sleeping sickness