寄蝇

寄蠅
jìyíng
noun

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 7-9
Jìyíng shì zhòngyào de hàichóng tiāndí, guǎngfàn yìngyòng yú shēngwù fángzhì.
Tachinid flies are important natural enemies of pests, widely used in biological control.
HSK 7-9
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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