ikibugu

How to say it

Meaning

a large biting fly, such as a horsefly or the tsetse fly.

Good to know

big fly (like horsefly), tsetse

Examples

• Ikibugu carumye inka iratera intambwe.A tsetse fly bit the cow and it bolted.
• Ese ibibugu birinjira mu nzu igihe c'imvura?Do those big flies come into the house during the rainy season?
• Nta kibugu na kimwe twabonye iyi minsi.We haven't seen a single horsefly these past days.
• Inka nyinshi zirwara indwara ziterwa n'ikibugu.Many cattle catch diseases carried by the tsetse fly.