tachinid

Variant of tachina fly

tachina fly definition

tach·ina fly (tak′i nə)

noun

any of a large family (Tachinidae) of bristly, gray and black, dipterous flies, whose larvae are parasitic on caterpillars and other insects
also tachinid tach′i·nid (-nid)

noun

Etymology: ModL < Gr tachinos < tachys, swift: see tachy-

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