First Known Use: 1888
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tachinid
noun tach·i·nid \ˈta-kə-nəd, -ˌnid\
Definition of TACHINID
: any of a family (Tachinidae) of bristly usually grayish or black dipteran flies whose parasitic larvae are often used in the biological control of insect pests
— tachinid adjective
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Origin of TACHINID
New Latin Tachinidae, from Tachina, genus of flies, from Greek tachinos fleet, from tachys swift
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