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

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

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

That Musca, after fruitless attacks on the Romans, came to the court of Zyemovit, the son of Piast, who renamed him, for greater convenience, Muscalski, which later on his posterity changed to Mushalski.

From Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. by Henryk Sienkiewicz

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