- family Tabanidae
- nounhorseflies• Syn: ↑Tabanidae• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family• Member Holonyms: ↑Diptera, ↑order Diptera
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Tabanidae — noun horseflies • Syn: ↑family Tabanidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Diptera, ↑order Diptera • Member Meronyms: ↑h … Useful english dictionary
Tabanidae — A family of bloodsucking flies that includes the genera Tabanus (horsefly) and Chrysops (deerfly and mango fly), which are involved in transmission of several blood borne parasites. [L. tabanus, gadfly] * * * Ta·ban·i·dae tə ban ə .dē n pl a very … Medical dictionary
arthropod family — noun any of the arthropods • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Phalangiidae, ↑family Phalangiidae, ↑Argiopidae, ↑family Argiopidae, ↑orb weaver, ↑Theridiidae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Harold Oldroyd — was a British entomologist, born in 1914 . He specialised in the biology of flies, and wrote many books, especially popular science that helped entomology to reach a broader public. His The Natural History of Flies is considered to be the fly… … Wikipedia
Deer fly — Chrysops callidus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Horse-fly — Tabanus sulcifrons[1] Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
tabanid — Common name for flies of the family Tabanidae. [L. tabanus, gadfly] * * * tab·a·nid tab ə nid, tə ban id adj of or relating to the family Tabanidae tabanid n any fly (as a horsefly) of the family Tabanidae * * * tab·a·nid (tabґə nid) any… … Medical dictionary
Tabanoidea — Taxobox name = Tabanoidea image width = 250px image caption = Rhagio mystaceus from family Rhagionidae regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo =… … Wikipedia
horsefly — [hôrs′flī΄] n. pl. horseflies 〚ME hors fleege〛 1. any of a number of large dipterous flies (family Tabanidae), the female of which sucks the blood of horses, cattle, etc. 2. any of various other dipterous flies that bite or infest horses, esp.… … Universalium
Cornelius Becker Philip — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Philip (homonymie) et Becker. Cornelius Becker Philip Naissance 12 juin 1900 Fort Lupton ( … Wikipédia en Français
