tachinid
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tach·i·nid
(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.
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tachinid
(ˈtækɪnɪd)n
(Zoology) any of numerous flies belonging to the family Tachinidae
adj
(Zoology) describing an insect of the family Tachinidae
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