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Tabanus
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tabanus
Translingual
thumb|Tabanus bovinus species, female
Etymology
From mul la tabānus gadfly, horsefly.
Proper noun
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genus family Tabanidae over 1,300 species of bloodsucking flies, including gadflies, horseflies, and breezeflies, the females of many of which are capable of inflicting a severe and painful bite; in some species, said to transmit trypanosomes
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Tabanus bovinus species - species
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mul Dipterans