tabanidadj.n.

/ˈtabənɪd/

Etymology: < Latin tabānus a gadfly or horsefly, adopted by Linnæus (1736, in Acta Soc. R. Scient. Upsaliensis 31) as a generic name, + -id suffix³.

A. adj.

Belonging to the family Tabanidæ of flies, of which Tabanus is the typical genus.

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tabanid1891

1891 in Cent. Dict. Tabanid, pertaining to the Tabanidæ; related to or resembling a tabanid.

1895 Bulletin Illinois Labor. Nat. Hist. 197 As restless as a tabanid larva.

1931 K. M. Smith Textbk. Agric. Entomol. xi. 163 Tabanid larvae are whitish and occur in the water or soil.

B. n.

A fly of this family, a gadfly.

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tabanid1891

1891 in Cent. Dict. Tabanid.., a fly of the family Tabanidæ; a horse-fly; a deer-fly; a gadfly or breeze.

1892 Insect Life 5 59 An examination showed it to be a true Tabanid.

1895 Bulletin Illinois Labor. Nat. Hist. 199 It was, perhaps, this that the tabanids were feeding upon.

1967 V. Nabokov Speak, Memory (rev. ed.) vi. 137 Because of our ferocious Russian tabanids, one could not leave a horse haltered in a wood for any length of time.

Derivatives

taˈbaniform adj. having the form of a gadfly (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1860).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	tabanid
释义	tabanidadj.n. /ˈtabənɪd/ Etymology: < Latin tabānus a gadfly or horsefly, adopted by Linnæus (1736, in Acta Soc. R. Scient. Upsaliensis 31) as a generic name, + -id suffix³. A. adj. Belonging to the family Tabanidæ of flies, of which Tabanus is the typical genus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [adjective] > belonging to family Tabanidae tabanid1891 1891 in Cent. Dict. Tabanid, pertaining to the Tabanidæ; related to or resembling a tabanid. 1895 Bulletin Illinois Labor. Nat. Hist. 197 As restless as a tabanid larva. 1931 K. M. Smith Textbk. Agric. Entomol. xi. 163 Tabanid larvae are whitish and occur in the water or soil. B. n. A fly of this family, a gadfly. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > suborder Brachycera > family Tabanidae > member of greenhead1837 tabanid1891 1891 in Cent. Dict. Tabanid.., a fly of the family Tabanidæ; a horse-fly; a deer-fly; a gadfly or breeze. 1892 Insect Life 5 59 An examination showed it to be a true Tabanid. 1895 Bulletin Illinois Labor. Nat. Hist. 199 It was, perhaps, this that the tabanids were feeding upon. 1967 V. Nabokov Speak, Memory (rev. ed.) vi. 137 Because of our ferocious Russian tabanids, one could not leave a horse haltered in a wood for any length of time. Derivatives taˈbaniform adj. having the form of a gadfly (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1860). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.n.1891
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