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Where does “tsetse” come from?

Tsetse comes from Tswana tsêtsê, a word of unknown origin referring to the blood-feeding fly.

tsetse (English): Any fly of the genus "Glossina", native to...

Definitions

  1. Any fly of the genus "Glossina", native to...

Ancestry of “tsetse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tswanatsêtsêtsetse fly

Words derived from “tsetse”

  • 采采蠅
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