Musca

American  

[muhs-kuh] / ˈmʌs kə /

noun

Astronomy.

• Muscae
  genitive

1. the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.

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Musca British  

/ ˈmʌskə /

noun

1. a small constellation in the S hemisphere lying between the Southern Cross and Chamaeleon

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Etymology

Origin of Musca

< New Latin, Latin: a fly

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Example Sentences

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Musca Muscae

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

“No one calls a house fly Musca domestica,” said Chris Stelzig, the executive director of the Entomological Society.

From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2021

Musca domestica, otherwise known as the common housefly, is known to be a mechanical vector of pathogens.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2020

The male Musca corvina, whose portrait is given on Plate I., has a body which appears to consist of alternate stripes of yellow and brown.

From Old Flies in New Dresses How to Dress Dry Flies with the Wings in the Natural Position and Some New Wet Flies by Charles Edward Walker

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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