Tabanus

Tabanus
The gadflies and horseflies; a genus of biting flies, some species of which transmit surra, infectious equine anemia, anthrax, and other diseases. [L. a gadfly]

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Ta·ba·nus tə-'bā-nəs, -'ba- n the type genus of the family Tabanidae comprising various horseflies

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Ta·ba·nus (tə-baґnəs) [L. “gadfly”] a genus of biting, bloodsucking flies of the family Tabanidae, which transmit trypanosomes and anthrax.

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  • Tabanus — Tabanus …   Wikipédia en Français

  • TABANUS — Varroni a tabe, quod corpore tabeat, i. e. gracilis sit, Graece μύωψ, a plerisque Scriptoribus, cum asilo, quem ῏οιςρον Graeci appllant, confunditur. Inter quos Plin. l. 11. c. 28. Quibusdam aculeus in ore, ut asilom, sive tabanum dici placet. Et …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Tabanus — Ta*ba nus, n. [L., horsefly.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of blood sucking flies, including the horseflies. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tabănus — Tabănus, Bremse; Tabanidae. Bremsen (s. d.), Familie aus der Ordnung der Zweiflügler …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Tabanus — Tabanus …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Tabanus — Taxobox | name = Tabanus image width = 240px image caption = Tabanus bromius regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota| ordo = Diptera… …   Wikipedia

  • tabanus — təˈbānəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, horsefly : the type genus of Tabanidae comprising various horseflies and greenbottle flies * * * Tabanus /tə bāˈnəs/ noun The gadfly genus ORIGI …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tabanus bovinus — Taon des boeufs …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Tabanus bromius — Tabanus bromius …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Tabanus maculicornis — ♀ Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda …   Wikipedia

  • Tabanus sudeticus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

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