/tab"euh nid, teuh bay"nid, -ban"id/ , n.
1. any of numerous bloodsucking flies of the family Tabanidae, comprising the deer flies and horse flies.
adj.
2. belonging or pertaining to the family Tabanidae.
[ 1890-95; Tabanidae name of the family, equiv. to Taban ( us ) a genus (L tabanus gadfly) + -idae -ID 2 ]