- tabanid
- noun Etymology: ultimately from Latin tabanus horsefly Date: circa 1891 horsefly
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
tabanid
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tabanid — [tab′ə nid] n. [< L tabanus, horsefly + ID] any of a family (Tabanidae) of large, bloodsucking dipterous flies, consisting of horse flies and deer flies … English World dictionary
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 fly — tabanid … Medical dictionary
tabanid — /tab euh nid, teuh bay nid, ban id/, n. 1. any of numerous bloodsucking flies of the family Tabanidae, comprising the deer flies and horse flies. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the family Tabanidae. [1890 95; < NL Tabanidae name of the family … Universalium
tabanid — 1. adjective of or pertaining to the horseflies of the family Tabanidae. 2. noun a horsefly … Wiktionary
tabanid — blood sucking insect; gad fly Unusual Animals … Phrontistery dictionary
tabanid — tab·a·nid … English syllables
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
