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tab⋅a⋅nid

  [tab-uh-nid, tuh-bey-nid, -ban-id]
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–noun
1. any of numerous bloodsucking flies of the family Tabanidae, comprising the deer flies and horse flies.
–adjective
2. belonging or pertaining to the family Tabanidae.
Origin:
1890–95; < NL Tabanidae name of the family, equiv. to Taban(us) a genus (L tabānus gadfly) + -idae -id 2
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ta·ba·nid   (tə-bā'nĭd, -bān'ĭd)   
n.  Any of various bloodsucking dipterous flies of the family Tabanidae, which includes the horseflies.

[New Latin Tabānidae, family name, from Latin tabānus, horsefly.]
ta·ba'nid adj.
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Main Entry: 1tab·a·nid
Pronunciation: 'tab-&-nid, t&-'ban-id
Function: adjective
: of or relating to the family Tabanidae

Main Entry: 2tabanid
Function: noun
: any fly (as a horsefly) of the family Tabanidae
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tabanid ta·ba·nid (tə-bā'nĭd, -bān'ĭd)
n.
Any of various bloodsucking dipterous flies of the family Tabanidae, including the horseflies, that are involved in the transmission of several blood-borne parasites.

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