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PRONUNCIATION OF TACHINID

tachinid  [ˈtækɪnɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TACHINID

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adjective
verb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tachinid is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TACHINID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tachinid

Tachinidae

The Tachinidae are a large and variable family of true flies within the insect order Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered. Over 1300 species have been described in North America alone. Insects in this family commonly are called tachina flies or simply tachinids. As far as is known, they all are Protelean parasitoids, or occasionally parasites, of Arthropoda.

Definition of tachinid in the English dictionary

The definition of tachinid in the dictionary is any of numerous flies belonging to the family Tachinidae.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TACHINID


arachnid
əˈræknɪd
canid
ˈkænɪd
cyanid
ˈsaɪənɪd
cyprinid
sɪˈpraɪnɪd
Enid
ˈiːnɪd
fusulinid
ˌfjuːzəˈlaɪnɪd
hackneyed
ˈhæknɪd
hominid
ˈhɒmɪnɪd
honeyed
ˈhʌnɪd
learned
ˈlɜːnɪd
Leonid
ˈliːənɪd
moneyed
ˈmʌnɪd
monied
ˈmʌnɪd
prehominid
priːˈhɒmɪnɪd
salmonid
ˈsælmənɪd
Sassanid
ˈsæsənɪd
staphylinid
ˌstæfɪˈlɪnɪd
unaccompanied
ˌʌnəˈkʌmpənɪd
unlearned
ʌnˈlɜːnɪd
whinnied
ˈwɪnɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TACHINID

tach
tache
tacheometer
tacheometric
tacheometrical
tacheometrically
tacheometry
tachina fly
tachisme
tachist
tachiste
tachistoscope
tachistoscopic
tachistoscopically
tachogram
tachograph
tachometer
tachometric
tachometrical
tachometrically

WORDS THAT END LIKE TACHINID

Achaemenid
braconid
drepanid
iguanid
muraenid
Oceanid
phoronid
pycnogonid
ranid
sciaenid
scorpaenid
serranid
siganid
tabanid
tenebrionid
vespertilionid
zygaenid

Synonyms and antonyms of tachinid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tachinid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TACHINID

Find out the translation of tachinid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

tachinid
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

taquínido
570 millions of speakers

English

tachinid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tachinid
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

tachinid
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

tachinid
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tachinid
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tachinid
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tachinide
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tachinid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Raupen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tachinid
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tachinid
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tachinid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tachinid
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tachinid
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ताचिनिड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tachinid
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tachinid
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tachinid
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

tachinid
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tachinid
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tachinid
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tachinid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tachinid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tachinid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tachinid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TACHINID»

The term «tachinid» is normally little used and occupies the 128.928 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TACHINID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tachinid

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TACHINID»

Discover the use of tachinid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tachinid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Great Garden Companions: A Companion-Planting System for a ...
As for insect behaviors, l think one of the most interesting benefi- cials to watch in action is a tachinid fly. l often spot these flies searching for a host on which to lay eggs — walking rapidly, and with what seems like great determination, over soil ...
Sally Jean Cunningham, 2000
2
Encyclopedia of Entomology
Tachinid Flies (Diptera:Tachinidae), Table 1 Number of tachinid species and genera in each biogeographic region and the world Numbers for genera follow O' Hara (2007) and for described species follow the most recent regional catalogues.
John L. Capinera, 2008
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Miscellaneous Publication
Hawaii (as Tachinid fly ex cane borer); Agee, 1916: 12, Hawaii (as Tachinid fly ex cane borer); Agee, 1916a: 341, Hawaii (as Tachinid fly ex cane borer); Agee, 1916b: 4-5, Hawaii (as Tachinid fly ex cane borer); Howard, 1916: 174-176, ...
‎1978
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A Host-parasite Catalog of North American Tachinidae (Diptera)
Hawaii (as Tachinid fly ex cane borer); Agee, 1916: 12, Hawaii (as Tachinid fly ex cane borer); Agee, 1916a: 341, Hawaii (as Tachinid fly ex cane borer); Agee, 1916b: 4-5, Hawaii (as Tachinid fly ex cane borer); Howard, 1916: 174-176, ...
Paul Henri Arnaud, United States. Science and Education Administration, California Academy of Sciences, 1978
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Insects of Texas: A Practical Guide
Parasitic. Flies,. Tachinid. Flies. Family: Tachinidae (tuh-KY-nih-dee) Characteristics: Size: £ to § in. (6.4 to 16.9 mm) Shape: Variable; most resemble large house flies; some resemble bees Color: Typically gray; some metallic Antennae: ...
David H. Kattes, 2009
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Vegetable Growing Handbook
4.13) and tachinid flies. Ichneumon wasps vary in size from one- eighth inch to 2 in. in length. They usually have a long egg-laying structure at the tip of their abdomen ( Johansen et al. 1972). These wasps parasitize various cutworms and  ...
W.E. Splittstoesser, 1990
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Texas Bug Book: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Tachinid fly adult (H) TACHINID FLY COMMON NAMES: Red-Tailed Tachina, Tachinid Fly SCIENTIFIC NAME: Order Diptera, family Tachinidae, Winthemia quadripustulata SIZE: Adult — %" to Vi" IDENTIFICATION: Adult flies are bristled or ...
Howard Garrett, C. Malcolm Beck, 2005
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Handbook of Biological Control: Principles and Applications ...
Similarly, King and Hartley (1985c) extracted parasitoid maggots from adult females of the tachinid Lixophaga dia- traeae with a small blender. Dispensing the maggots with a special machine followed their chemical treatment, collection,  ...
T. W. Fisher, Thomas S. Bellows, L. E. Caltagirone, 1999
9
Chemical Ecology of Insect Parasitoids
Female L. exul were preferentially attracted to the host—trembling aspen complex rather than to the host—balsam poplar complex. We compared the attraction of two microtype tachinid flies, Pales pavida (Meigen) and Zenillia dolosa (Meigen) ...
Eric Wajnberg, Stefano Colazza, 2013
10
Texas Gardening the Natural Way: The Complete Handbook
Tachinid fly Herbs, flowers Controls cutworms, stink bugs, beetles, corn borers, squash bugs, caterpillars, cabbage worms, sawflies, grasshoppers Wasp Orchards, vegetable gardens, ornamental gardens Controls casebearers, caterpillars, ...
Howard Garrett, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TACHINID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tachinid is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ask a Master Gardener: How to cope with bacterial wilt in cucumber …
Natural predator controls include birds, tachinid flies and gardeners who can hand pick adult beetles off the leaves. Kaolin clay or a handful of wood ashes and ... «NRToday.com, Jul 15»
2
How to Attract Beneficial Bugs
The bug-eating bugs are the ones you want in your garden. They prey on pest insects or, in some cases, parasitize them—tachinid flies, for example, lay eggs in ... «Modern Farmer, Jun 15»
3
What ate my seedlings?
Other natural enemies include toads and tachinid flies. Plant fennel, dill, cilantro and alyssum to attract the tachinid fly. Cathy Ronk is part of the Tulare-Kings ... «Hanford Sentinel, Jun 15»
4
It Came for My Cherry Trees
Such displays create a moving target for tachinid flies, wasps and other small parasitoids that lay their eggs on or in the body of the caterpillar. They also clearly ... «Yesterday's Island/Today's Nantucket, Jun 15»
5
University of Manitoba gets up close and personal with insects
"My favourite image produced so far is the tachinid fly. The photo really illustrates how stunning in appearance even dull, unremarkable insects can be when ... «CBC.ca, May 15»
6
How to manage insects in the garden
Ant lions. Ant lions will capture ants and small insects during the night. Tachinid flies. Tachinid flies are parasitic and invade their hosts internally. «Farm and Dairy, May 15»
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PEG TILLERY | Caterpillars, flies and leaf fungi
Today let's talk about tent caterpillars (they're appearing all over the county now); tachinid flies (one of our best allies to combat the tent caterpillars) and, last but ... «Kitsap Sun, May 15»
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Take the good bugs with the bad bugs
Among these, the most common parasitoids are small braconid wasps and tachinid flies.” Farmers have a variety of management tactics to utilize for different ... «High Plains Journal, May 15»
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Monarch butterflies depend on the milkweed to survive, but other …
But wasps, parasitic tachinid flies and other invertebrate predators lurking among the leaves don't mind the toxins. Many gardeners have watched in horror as ... «Houston Chronicle, Sep 14»
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The wood beats with the first signs of autumn
Bedford Purlieus Wood, Cambridgeshire: White angelica umbels crawl with drone flies, sawflies, solitary wasps and bristly tachinid flies. But this is not a safe ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»

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