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1. n. 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: opted
2. n. bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc. Source: wordnet
3. n:100 n bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc. Source: ecdict

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african bloodsucking sickness sleeping transmits abounds bite cattle certain districts even extensive fatal glossina harmless horses poisonous renders seasons uninhabitable venomous year

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