noun
bristly fly whose larvae live parasitically in caterpillars and other insects; important in control of noxious insects
• Hypernyms: ↑fly
• Member Holonyms: ↑Tachinidae, ↑family Tachinidae
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\\ˈtakənə-\ nounEtymology: New Latin Tachina, genus of flies — more at tachinidae
: any of numerous bristly usually grayish or black flies comprising the family Tachinidae
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/tak"euh neuh/
any of numerous dipterous insects of the family Tachinidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on caterpillars, beetles, and other insects.
[ < NL Tachina genus of flies, n. use of Gk tachiné, fem. of tachinós swift, equiv. to tach(ýs) swift + -ine, fem. of -inos -INE1]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.