tachina fly

tach·i·na fly

T0006900 (tăk′ə-nə)n. See tachinid.

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[New Latin Tachina, type genus; see tachinid.]

tachina fly

(ˈtækɪnə) n (Animals) any bristly fly of the dipterous family Tachinidae, the larvae of which live parasitically in caterpillars, beetles, hymenopterans, and other insects[C19: via New Latin Tachina, from Greek takhinos swift, from takhos fleetness]

tach′i•na fly`

(ˈtæk ə nə)
n. any of numerous bristly flies of the family Tachinidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on other insects. [1885–90; < New Latin Tachina < Greek tachinḗ, feminine of tachinós swift] tach′i•nid, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.tachina fly - bristly fly whose larvae live parasitically in caterpillars and other insects; important in control of noxious insectsfly - two-winged insects characterized by active flightfamily Tachinidae, Tachinidae - parasites on other insects