tabanid

tabanid definition - medical

ta·ba·nid (tə-bāˈnĭd, -bănˈĭd)

noun
Any of various bloodsucking dipterous flies of the family Tabanidae, including the horseflies, that are involved in the transmission of several blood-borne parasites.

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