tachina

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Etymology[edit]

From the genus name.

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

French[edit]

Noun[edit]

tachina f (plural tachinas)

  1. Alternative spelling of tachine

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French taquiner.

Verb[edit]

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

  1. to tease

Conjugation[edit]