tachinid

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tach·i·nid

T0007000 (tăk′ə-nĭd′)n. Any of various bristly, usually grayish dipteran flies of the family Tachinidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on caterpillars and other insects. Also called tachina fly.
[New Latin Tachinidae, family name, from Tachina, type genus, from Greek takhinē, feminine of takhinos, swift, from takhos, speed.]
tach′i·nid′ adj.

tachinid

(ˈtækɪnɪd) n (Zoology) any of numerous flies belonging to the family Tachinidaeadj (Zoology) describing an insect of the family Tachinidae