Tachina

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tachina \Tach"i*na\, n.; pl. {Tachinae}. [NL., fr. Gr.
     tachino`s, for tachy`s swift.] (Zool.)
     Any one of numerous species of Diptera belonging to {Tachina}
     and allied genera. Their larvae are external parasites of
     other insects.
     [1913 Webster]