tabanid fly
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tabanid — Common name for flies of the family Tabanidae. [L. tabanus, gadfly] * * * tab·a·nid tab ə nid, tə ban id adj of or relating to the family Tabanidae tabanid n any fly (as a horsefly) of the family Tabanidae * * * tab·a·nid (tabґə nid) any… … Medical dictionary
tabanid — blood sucking insect; gad fly Unusual Animals … Phrontistery dictionary
tabanid — tab•a•nid [[t]ˈtæb ə nɪd, təˈbeɪ nɪd, ˈbæn ɪd[/t]] n. ent any bloodsucking fly of the family Tabanidae, comprising the deer flies and horse flies • Etymology: 1890–95; < NL Tabanidae < Taban(us) a genus (L tabānus gadfly) … From formal English to slang
tabanid — /ˈtæbənɪd/ (say tabuhnid) noun 1. a large bloodsucking dipterous fly of the family Tabanidae, especially a horsefly. –adjective 2. belonging or relating to the Tabanidae …
tabanid — I. ˈtabənə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Tabanidae : of or relating to the Tabanidae II. noun ( s) : a fly of the family Tabanidae … Useful english dictionary
Horse-fly — Tabanus sulcifrons[1] Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
moose fly — noun : a tabanid fly : horsefly … Useful english dictionary
gad fly — tabanid … Medical dictionary
horse fly — tabanid … Medical dictionary
breeze fly — Horsefly Horse fly , n.; pl. {Horseflies}. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any dipterous fly of the family {Tabanid[ae]}, that stings horses, and sucks their blood. [1913 Webster] Note: Of these flies there are numerous species, both in Europe and America. They… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
