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TACHINA FLY
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Bristly fly whose larvae live parasitically in caterpillars and other insects; important in control of noxious insects
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tachina fly" is a kind of...):
fly (two-winged insects characterized by active flight)
Holonyms ("tachina fly" is a member of...):
family Tachinidae; Tachinidae (parasites on other insects)