寄蝇

寄蠅
jìyíng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 tachinid fly (parasitic fly, family Tachinidae)

Examples

Jìyíng shì zhòngyào de hàichóng tiāndí, guǎngfàn yìngyòng yú shēngwù fángzhì.
Tachinid flies are important natural enemies of pests, widely used in biological control.
Jìyíng de yòuchóng jìshēng yú qítā kūnchóng tǐnèi.
Tachinid fly larvae parasitize inside the bodies of other insects.

Tips

usage
(parasitic) + (fly) — the name encodes the biology: tachinid larvae develop inside a host insect, usually killing it. Farmers and greenhouses release them to control caterpillars.

Stroke Order

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