tsetse

n. 舌蝇, 采采蝇 [医] 采采蝇(舌蝇属)

发音

US /ˈtsitsi/
其它
US /ˈtitsi/
US /ˈsitsi/
UK /ˈtsɛtsi/
UK /ˈtɛtsi/
UK /ˈsɛtsi/

词形变化

tsetses 复数 tsetses

别名

tsetze tzetse tzetze

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any fly of the genus Glossina, native to Africa, that feeds on human and animal blood; known primarily as a carrier of parasitic trypanosomes.

    采采蝇

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

glossina tsetse fly tzetze tzetze fly

上位词 1

fly

相关短语

tsetse fly [医] 采采蝇 tsetse flies

词源

Borrowed from Tswana tsêtsê (“fly”).

来源：wiktionary