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tabanid definition

taba·nid (tab′ə nid)

noun

any of a family (Tabanidae) of large, bloodsucking dipterous flies, consisting of horse flies and deer flies

Etymology: < L tabanus, horsefly + -id

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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