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tabanid

tabanid adjective: of or pertaining to species of the horsefly family, Tabanidae.

tabanid: of or pertaining to species of the horsefly family, Tabanidae
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Adjective

tabanid (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to species of the horsefly family, Tabanidae.

Noun

tabanid (plural tabanids)

  1. A horsefly.

Forms of tabanid

pluraltabanids

Origin of tabanid

From taxonomic family name Tabanidae, ultimately from Latin tabānus (“gadfly, horsefly”).

Questions about tabanid

What does tabanid mean?
Tabanid means of or pertaining to species of the horsefly family, Tabanidae.
What part of speech is tabanid?
Tabanid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near tabanid in the dictionary

  1. Taban-Fundado
  2. tabanca
  3. Tabang
  4. Tabango
  5. Tabangohay
  6. tabanid
  7. tabanids
  8. tabanuco
  9. tabanucos
  10. Tabar
  11. Tabarchin

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