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