tabanid
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ta·ba·nid
(tə-bā′nĭd, -băn′ĭd)n.
Any of various bloodsucking dipteran flies of the family Tabanidae, which includes the horseflies and deerflies.
[New Latin Tabānidae, family name, from Latin tabānus, horsefly.]
ta·ba′nid adj.
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tabanid
(ˈtæbənɪd)n
(Animals) any stout-bodied fly of the dipterous family Tabanidae, the females of which have mouthparts specialized for sucking blood: includes the horseflies
[C19: from Latin tabānus horsefly]
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tab•a•nid
(ˈtæb ə nɪd, təˈbeɪ nɪd, -ˈbæn ɪd)n.
any bloodsucking fly of the family Tabanidae, comprising the deer flies and horse flies.
[1890–95; < New Latin Tabanidae <Taban(us) a genus (Latin tabānus gadfly)]
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Translations
tab·a·nid
n. L. tabanus, tábano, vector de la orden Diptera, mosca trasmisora del gusano causante de enfermedades infeciosas tal como la tularemia.
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