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tachina fly
[ tak-uh-nuh ]
noun
- any of numerous dipterous insects of the family Tachinidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on caterpillars, beetles, and other insects.
tachina fly
/ ˈtækɪnə /
noun
- any bristly fly of the dipterous family Tachinidae, the larvae of which live parasitically in caterpillars, beetles, hymenopterans, and other insects
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tachina fly1
< New Latin Tachina genus of flies, noun use of Greek tachinḗ, feminine of tachinós swift, equivalent to tach ( ýs ) swift + -inē, feminine of -inos -ine 1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tachina fly1
C19: via New Latin Tachina, from Greek takhinos swift, from takhos fleetness
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