tachina

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Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

tachina (plural tachinas or tachinae)

  1. (zoology) Any of the genus Tachina of large tachinid flies, mostly parasitoids on lepidopteran caterpillars.
    Synonym: tachina fly

Anagrams

French

Noun

tachina f (plural tachinas)

  1. Alternative spelling of tachine

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French taquiner.

Verb

a tachina (third-person singular present tachinează, past participle tachinat) 1st conjugation

  1. to tease

Conjugation