| NOUN | animal | tachina fly | bristly fly whose larvae live parasitically in caterpillars and other insects |
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| Meaning | bristly fly whose larvae live parasitically in caterpillars and other insects; important in control of noxious insects. | |
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| Member of | Tachinidae, family Tachinidae | parasites on other insects |
| Broader | fly | two-winged insects characterized by active flight |
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