muscid

[ muhs-id ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the Muscidae, the family of dipterous insects that includes the common housefly.

muscid

/ ˈmʌsɪd /

any fly of the dipterous family Muscidae, including the housefly and tsetse fly

Origin of muscid¹

First recorded in 1890–95, muscid is from the New Latin word Muscidae name of the family. See Musca, -id ²

Origin of muscid¹

C19: via New Latin from Latin musca fly

With the exception of the enormous family Muscid, they are one of the largest families of the Diptera.

The largest of the Muscid found in Europe is Echinomyria grossa, which measures about three-quarters of an inch in length.

Acalyptrata: those muscid flies in which alulae are absent or rudimentary.

Basi-proboscis: basal third of the flexed proboscis of muscid flies.

Mediproboscis: the middle third of the flexed proboscis of muscid flies.

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