Musca
Americannoun
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Muscae
genitive
noun
Etymology
Origin of Musca
< New Latin, Latin: a fly
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Created by filmmakers Ramón Menéndez and Tom Musca, it is the main reason so many teachers have been inspired by Escalante.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 4, 2022
"Globally we have a lower risk profile than rivals, which means we may profit less from volatility," said Credit Agricole deputy CEO Xavier Musca.
From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 2022
Musca domestica, otherwise known as the common housefly, is known to be a mechanical vector of pathogens.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2020
“There are a great number of folks who are on pins and needles,” Mr. Musca said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2019
Just then a large fly, of the genus Musca, made its appearance, and soon became aware of the presence of the scorpion.
From The Romance of Natural History, Second Series by Philip Henry Gosse
Empusa Muscae causes the well-known epidemic in house-flies during the autumn; the dead, affected flies are often found attached to the window surrounded by a white halo of conidia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
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