tabanid

[ tab-uh-nid, tuh-bey-nid, -ban-id ]

noun
  1. any of numerous bloodsucking flies of the family Tabanidae, comprising the deer flies and horse flies.

adjective
  1. belonging or pertaining to the family Tabanidae.

Origin of tabanid

1
1890–95; <New Latin Tabanidae name of the family, equivalent to Taban(us) a genus (Latin tabānus gadfly) + -idae-id2

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British Dictionary definitions for tabanid

tabanid

/ (ˈtæbənɪd) /


noun
  1. any stout-bodied fly of the dipterous family Tabanidae, the females of which have mouthparts specialized for sucking blood: includes the horseflies

Origin of tabanid

1
C19: from Latin tabānus horsefly

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