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ツェツェバエ

Japanese edit

 
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Etymology edit

From ツェツェ (tsetse) +‎ 蝿 (hae). The hae changes to bae as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ツェツェバエ • (tsetse-bae) 

  1. tsetse fly

Usage notes edit

  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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