tabanid

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

tabanid

/ ˈtæbənɪd /

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

Origin of tabanid¹

1890–95; < New Latin Tabanidae name of the family, equivalent to Taban ( us ) a genus ( Latin tabānus gadfly) + -idae -id ²

Origin of tabanid¹

C19: from Latin tabānus horsefly

Many other species of Tabanid, popularly called "Breeze Flies," are plentiful in this country.

Habits and life-histories of some flies of the family Tabanid.

As examples of the so-called free parasitism, the autumnal flies (Tabanid) and Stomoxys may be cited.

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