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tachina

tachina noun: any of the genus Tachina of large tachinid flies, mostly parasitoids on lepidopteran caterpillars.

Noun

tachina (plural tachinas or tachinae)

  1. Any of the genus Tachina of large tachinid flies, mostly parasitoids on lepidopteran caterpillars.
    Synonyms:
    tachina fly

Synonyms of tachina

Forms of tachina

pluraltachinas
pluraltachinae

Origin of tachina

From the genus name.

Phrases with tachina

Questions about tachina

What does tachina mean?
Tachina means any of the genus Tachina of large tachinid flies, mostly parasitoids on lepidopteran caterpillars.
What part of speech is tachina?
Tachina is a noun.
What is the plural of tachina?
The plural of tachina is tachinas.

Words near tachina in the dictionary

  1. tachibana oranges
  2. Tachienlu
  3. Tachikawa
  4. Tachileik
  5. tachimochi
  6. tachina
  7. tachina flies
  8. tachina fly
  9. tachinae
  10. tachinas
  11. Taching

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