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ta·ba·nid
(t
-b
n
d, -b
n
d)
KEY
NOUN:
Any of various bloodsucking dipterous flies of the family Tabanidae, which includes the horseflies.
ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin
Tab
nidae
,
family name
, from Latin
tab
nus
,
horsefly
OTHER FORMS:
ta·ba
nid
(Adjective)
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