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noun • bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc. | ||||
| 43% | 9 | Insect that causes sleeping sickness | ||
noun • bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc. | ||||
| 41% | 11 | Fly family responsible for sleeping sickness | ||
noun • flies closely related to the Muscidae: tsetse flies | ||||
Fly That Causes Sleeping Sickness
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TSETSE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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TSETSE
Updated: November 13, 2025
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