tabanid
61deer fly — any of several tabanid flies of the genus Chrysops, the female of which is a vector of tularemia in deer, livestock, and humans. [1850 55, Amer.] * * * deer fly noun A bloodsucking fly that attacks deer and can transmit diseases such as… …
62tab|a|nid — «TAB uh nihd, tuh BAN ihd», adjective, noun. –adj. of or belonging to the family of dipterous insects comprising the horseflies. –n. a tabanid insect; horsefly. ╂[< New Latin Tabanidae the family name < Latin tabanus horsefly] …
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