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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.
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Tabanid
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Origin:
1890–95; < Neo-Latin Tabanidae name of the family, equivalent to Taban(us) a genus (Latin tabānus gadfly) + -idae -id2
1890–95; < Neo-Latin Tabanidae name of the family, equivalent to Taban(us) a genus (Latin tabānus gadfly) + -idae -id2
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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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