tabanid

  • 1tabanid — [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

  • 2tabanid — 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

  • 3tabanid fly — tabanid …

    Medical dictionary

  • 4tabanid — noun Etymology: ultimately from Latin tabanus horsefly Date: circa 1891 horsefly …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 5tabanid — /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

  • 6tabanid — 1. adjective of or pertaining to the horseflies of the family Tabanidae. 2. noun a horsefly …

    Wiktionary

  • 7tabanid — blood sucking insect; gad fly Unusual Animals …

    Phrontistery dictionary

  • 8tabanid — tab·a·nid …

    English syllables

  • 9tabanid — 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; &LT; NL Tabanidae &LT; Taban(us) a genus (L tabānus gadfly) …

    From formal English to slang

  • 10tabanid — /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 …