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Noun: tachina fly
  1. Bristly fly whose larvae live parasitically in caterpillars and other insects; important in control of noxious insects
    "Farmers released tachina flies as a biological control for crop pests"

Derived forms: tachina flies

Type of: fly

Part of: family Tachinidae, Tachinidae

Encyclopedia: Tachina fly