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Tabanidae

Tabanidae

9.9
Large biting flies like horseflies that feed on blood from animals and people
  • noun
  • /ˈtæbəˌnaɪdi/
  • Specialized
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  • The Tabanidae are notorious for their painful bites on livestock and humans.

Examples

  • Several species within Tabanidae are important in the study of disease transmission.

  • Scientists collected specimens of Tabanidae from several wetland habitats to study their behavior.

  • Scientists collected specimens of Tabanidae from several wetland habitats.

  • The Tabanidae family includes many species that are notorious for their painful bites.

  • A Tabanidae can often be found near water sources during the summer.

  • The Tabanidae family includes many species that are notorious for their painful bites on livestock and humans.

  • A Tabanidae can often be found near water sources during the summer, where they seek out hosts to feed on.

Synonyms

family Tabanidae
vsTabanidae
  • Specialized
9.4

Large biting flies like horseflies that give painful bites

highlights blood feeding and stout body rather than pain intensity or global range

Compounds

family Tabanidae
  • Specialized
9.4

Large biting flies like horseflies that give painful bites

Surface Forms

Tabanidae singular
Tabanidaes plural
Tabanids plural

Etymology

The word Tabanidae comes from the old word tabanus, which meant 'horsefly'. The ending -idae is the scientific way to name an animal family, so Tabanidae is the 'family of horseflies', which fits because these are the large, biting flies called horseflies and deer flies.