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muscid
[
muhs
-id
]
mus·cid
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ˈmʌs
ɪd
/
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-id
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adjective
1.
belonging or pertaining to the Muscidae, the family of dipterous insects that includes the common housefly.
noun
2.
any muscid fly.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Origin:
1890–95;
<
Neo-Latin
Muscidae
name of the family.
See
Musca
,
-id
2
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muscid
(ˈmʌsɪd)
—
n
1.
any fly of the dipterous family
Muscidae,
including the housefly and tsetse fly
—
adj
2.
of, relating to, or belonging to the
Muscidae
[C19: via New Latin from Latin
musca
fly]
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