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tsetse

/sɛtsi/ /sitsi/

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

Examples :

"Farmers in some parts of Africa must protect their cattle from the tsetse fly because it can transmit a disease that makes them very sick. "
insect animal disease biology medicine environment

Related Words

Illustration cattle

cattle noun

/ˈkæt(ə)l/

Domesticated bovine animals (cows, bulls, steers etc).

"Do you want to raise cattle?"

Illustration trypanosomes

trypanosomes noun

/ˌtrɪpənəˌsoʊmz/ /trɪˈpænəˌsoʊmz/

Any of a group of protozoan parasites which are transmitted by biting insects and infect the blood of humans and other vertebrates.

"Doctors examined the patient's blood, looking for trypanosomes because the patient had been bitten by a tsetse fly in Africa and was showing symptoms of sleeping sickness. "

Illustration transmit

transmit verb

/tɹænsˈmɪt/

To send or convey something from one person, place or thing to another.

"The teacher transmitted the important information to the students. "

Illustration because

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

For the reason (that).

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

Illustration primarily

primarily adverb

/pɹaɪˈmɛɹəli/

(focus) Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost

"My brother is primarily a student; he spends most of his time studying. "

Illustration native

native noun

/ˈneɪtɪv/ /ˈneɪtəv/

An aboriginal inhabitant of a region colonized by English-speaking people; in particular:

"The native student explained the customs of her home village to the class. "

Illustration protect

protect verb

/pɹəˈtɛkt/

To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.

"Condoms are designed to protect against sexually-transmitted diseases."

Illustration farmers

farmers noun

/ˈfɑːməz/ /ˈfɑɹmɚz/

A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock, especially on a farm.

"The farmers in the valley are planting corn this spring. "

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parasitic noun

/pæ.ɹəˈsɪt.ɪk/ /pɛɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/

A component of a circuit that does not show up in a circuit's schematic but does show up in the circuit's behavior.

"The parasitic capacitance in the circuit caused unexpected delays in the computer program's execution. "

Illustration disease

disease noun

/dɪˈziːz/ /dɪˈziz/

An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.

"The tomato plants had some kind of disease that left their leaves splotchy and fruit withered."

Illustration carrier

carrier noun

/ˈkæ.ɹɪ.ə/ /ˈkæ.ɹɪ.ɚ/

A person or object that carries someone or something else.

"aircraft carrier"

Illustration animal

animal noun

/ˈænɪməl/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."