tabanus
From LSJ
ἄμεινον γὰρ ἑαυτῷ φυλάττειν τὴν ἐλευθερίαν τοῦ ἑτέρων ἀφαιρεῖσθαι → for it is better to guard one's own freedom than to deprive another of his
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
tăbānus: i, m.,
I a gad-fly, horse-fly, oxfly, breese; called also asilus, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 14; Plin. 11, 28, 34, § 100; 11, 33, 38, § 113; 30, 11, 30, § 101.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
tăbānus, ī, m., taon [sorte de mouche] : Varro R. 2, 5, 14 ; Plin. 11, 100 ; 11, 113.