tsetse (fly)

  • 21fly — I n. 1) to swat a fly 2) a fruit; tsetse fly II v. 1)(D; intr.) to fly across, overdo fly across the ocean) 2) (d; intr.) to fly at ( to attack ) 3) (D; intr., tr.) ( to travel by plane ) ( to pilot ) to fly from; to (she flew from New York to… …

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  • 22tsetse — See Glossina. [S. African native name] * * * tset·se t(s)et sē, t(s)ēt , set , sēt n, pl tsetse or tset·ses TSETSE FLY * * * n. a large bloodsucking fly of tropical Africa belonging to the genus Glossina …

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  • 23Tsétsé — Mouche tsé tsé Pour les articles homonymes, voir Mouche …

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  • 24fly — fly1 flyable, adj. flyability, n. /fluy/, v., flew or, for 11, 19, flied, flown, flying, n., pl. flies. v.i. 1. to move through the air using wings …

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  • 25fly — [[t]fla͟ɪ[/t]] ♦ flies, flying, flew, flown 1) N COUNT A fly is a small insect with two wings. There are many kinds of flies, and the most common are black in colour. 2) VERB When something such as a bird, insect, or aircraft flies, it moves… …

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  • 26fly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. soar, wing, aviate; float, wave; speed, bolt, dart; flee, decamp, disperse, scatter. See aviation, velocity, escape. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An insect] Syn. housefly, bluebottle, bug, winged insect,… …

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  • 27tsetse — noun /ˈtsɛ.tsɛ/lang=tn a) Any fly of the genus Glossina, native to Africa, that feeds on human and animal blood; known primarily as a carrier of parasitic trypanosomes. b) tsetse fly …

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  • 28tsetse — [ tsɛtsi, tɛtsi] (also tsetse fly) noun an African bloodsucking fly which transmits sleeping sickness and other diseases. [Genus Glossina.] Origin C19: from Setswana …

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  • 29tsetse — noun see tsetse fly …

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  • 30tsetse — see tsetse fly …

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