Tachinidae

noun

parasites on other insects

• Syn: ↑family Tachinidae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Diptera, ↑order Diptera

• Member Meronyms: ↑tachina fly

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\\taˈkinəˌdē, təˈk-\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Tachina, type genus (from Greek tachinos swift, fleet, from tachos speed + -inos -ine) + -idae — more at tacho-

: a large family of specialized two-winged flies that have bare aristae, are active flyers, and produce larvae which are parasitic in caterpillars and other insects and are important factors in the natural control of various noxious insects — see tachina fly