Associations to the word «Muscidae»

Wiktionary

MUSCA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Muscidae   — some flies, including the housefly.
MUSCA, proper noun. (constellation) An autumn constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a fly, between the constellations of Carina and Apus.
MUSCA DOMESTICA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Muscidae   — the common housefly.

Dictionary definition

MUSCA, noun. A small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross and Chamaeleon.
MUSCA, noun. Type genus of the Muscidae: houseflies.

Wise words

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