Tabanid Definition

tə-bānĭd, -bănĭd
noun
Any of a family (Tabanidae) of large, bloodsucking dipterous flies, consisting of horse flies and deer flies.
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adjective

Of or pertaining to species of the horsefly family, Tabanidae.

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Other Word Forms of Tabanid

Noun

Singular:
tabanid
Plural:
tabanids

Origin of Tabanid

  • New Latin Tabānidae family name from Latin tabānus horsefly

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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