- tzetze fly
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/tset"see, tet"-, tsee"tsee, tee'-/.See tsetse fly. Also called tzetze.
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tzetze fly
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tzetze fly — [tset′sē, tsēt′sē, set′sē, sēt′sē, tēt′sē] n. alt. sp. of TSETSE FLY … English World dictionary
tzetze fly — noun bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc. • Syn: ↑tsetse fly, ↑tsetse, ↑tzetze, ↑glossina • Hypernyms: ↑fly • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Glossina … Useful english dictionary
tzetze fly — tze|tze fly [ˈtetsi flaı, ˈtsetsi , ˈsetsi ] n another spelling of ↑tsetse fly … Dictionary of contemporary English
tzetze fly — tzet′ze fly [[t]ˈtsɛt si, ˈtɛt , ˈtsi tsi, ˌti [/t]] n. ent tsetse fly … From formal English to slang
tzetze fly — noun (C) an African fly that sucks the blood of people and animals and spreads serious diseases … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tzetze fly — noun (C) another spelling of tsetse fly … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tzetze fly — UK [ˈtetsɪ ˌflaɪ] / UK [ˈtsetsɪ ˌflaɪ] / US [ˈtsetsɪ ˌflaɪ] / US [ˈsetsɪ ˌflaɪ] tsetse fly … English dictionary
tzetze fly — /ˈtsɛtsi flaɪ/ (say tsetsee fluy) noun → tsetse fly …
tzetze — noun bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc. • Syn: ↑tsetse fly, ↑tsetse, ↑tzetze fly, ↑glossina • Hypernyms: ↑fly • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Glossina … Useful english dictionary
tzetze — Tsetse Tset se, n. (Zo[ o]l.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
