Noun
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 during certain seasons of the year.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe legends of fieldwork locate all important sites deep in inaccessible jungles inhabited by fierce beasts and restless natives, and surrounded by miasmas of putrefaction and swarms of tsetse flies. Stephen Jay Gould
"Areas infested with tsetse flies are most suitable for livestock and crop production, meaning the fly poses a threat to the achievement of food security and nutrition," Dr Monda said. Source: Internet
Likewise, the primary role of Wigglesworthia, it is presumed, is to synthesize vitamins that the tsetse fly does not get from the blood that it eats. Source: Internet
Mycetome endosymbionts of tsetse flies constitute a distinct lineage related to Enterobacteriaceae. Source: Internet
Phylogenetic studies have not indicated a correlation between evolution of Sodalis and tsetse. Source: Internet
The virtual absence of tsetse flies in the region has led, moreover, to increased livestock raising as a major occupation in the north. Source: Internet