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tsetse fly 也作 tzet·ze fly AHD[tsĕtʹsē, tsēʹtsē] D.J.[ˈtsetsiː, ˈtsiːtsiː]K.K.[ˈtsɛtsi, ˈtsitsi]n.（名词）- Any of several two-winged bloodsucking African flies of the genusGlossina, often carrying and transmitting pathogenic trypanosomes to human beings and livestock. 舌蝇：舌蝇 属的几种双翅吸血非洲蝇，常带有致病锥体虫并传染给人类或家畜
- Afrikaans 南非荷兰语
- from Sotho (Setswana) tsêtsê 源自 索托语（塞斯瓦纳语） tsêtsê
注释- By its spelling a word such astsetse proclaims that it has not passed into English by the usual channels. We must look to Africa, the home of the more than 20 species of fly known by the termtsetse, for its source. The word comes into English from Setswana, a language spoken by the Tswana people,who live in Botswana and western South Africa.The term passed from Setswana into Afrikaansand from there into English,being first recorded in 1849.The first instance of the word in English refers to the death of horses and oxen caused by this insect, which transmits diseases to human beings and animals.The first instance of the compoundtsetse fly is found in 1865. 像tsetse 这样的单词的拼写表明它不是通过正常渠道传入英语的。 为找到其起源我们必须注意非洲，这里是tsetse 一词所指的二十多种蝇虫的故乡。 该词从茨瓦纳人所说的塞茨瓦纳语传入英语，他们居住在博茨瓦纳及南非西部。该词从塞茨瓦纳语传入非洲语，然后又传入英语，第一次记载于1849年。该词在英语中的第一例应用是指由这种能传染给人类及动物疾病的昆虫所引起的马和牛的死亡。复合词tsetse fly 第一次出现于1865年
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