- tachinid
- tach·i·nid
English syllables. 2014.
tachinid
Look at other dictionaries:
tachinid — noun Etymology: New Latin Tachinidae, from Tachina, genus of flies, from Greek tachinos fleet, from tachys swift Date: 1888 any of a family (Tachinidae) of bristly usually grayish or black dipteran flies whose parasitic larvae are often used in… … New Collegiate Dictionary
tachinid fly — ▪ insect any member of a family of insects in the fly order, Diptera. Adult tachinids superficially resemble houseflies. Most species range in size from 2 to 18 mm (0.08 to 0.7 inch) and are hairy and dull gray or black. Some are metallic green… … Universalium
tachinid — tach·i·nid (tăkʹə nĭd ) n. See tachina fly. adj. Of or belonging to the family Tachinidae. [New Latin Tachinidae, family name, from Tachina, type genus. See tachina fly.] * * * … Universalium
tachinid — noun Any insect of the family Tachinidae, especially the tachina fly … Wiktionary
tachinid — I. ˈtakənə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Tachinidae : of or relating to the Tachinidae II. noun ( s) : a fly of the family Tachinidae … Useful english dictionary
Tachinidae — Taxobox name = Tachinidae image width = 250px image caption = Long tongue tachinid regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota ordo = Diptera subordo =… … Wikipedia
Earwig — For other uses, see Earwig (disambiguation). Earwigs Temporal range: 208–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Tachina grossa — Taxobox name = Tachina grossa status = image caption = Tachina grossa image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota ordo = Diptera subordo =… … Wikipedia
Compsilura — concinnata Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Light brown apple moth — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
