ta·ba·nid 
(tə-bānĭd, -bănĭd)
(tə-bānĭd, -bănĭd)n.
Any of various bloodsucking dipteran flies of the family Tabanidae, which includes the horseflies and deerflies.
[New Latin Tabānidae, family name, from Latin tabānus, horsefly.]
ta·banid adj.