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Mus⋅ca

[muhs-kuh]
–noun, genitive Mus⋅cae [muhs-ee] . Astronomy.
the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.

Origin:
< NL, L: a fly
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Mus·ca   (mŭs'kə)   
n.  A constellation in the polar region of the Southern Hemisphere near Apus and Carina.

[From Latin musca, fly.]
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Main Entry: Mus·ca
Pronunciation: 'm&s-k&
Function: noun
: a genus of flies that is the type of the family Muscidae and is now restricted tothe common housefly (M. domestica) and closely related flies
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Musca Mus·ca (mŭs'kə)
n.
A genus of flies of the family Muscidae that includes M. domestica, the common housefly, a species involved in the transfer of numerous pathogens.

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