See also: 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

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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