muscid

[ muhs-id ]

adjective

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

noun

any muscid fly.

Origin of muscid

First recorded in 1890–95, muscid is from the New Latin word Muscidae name of the family. See Musca, -id²

Words Nearby muscid

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How to use muscid in a sentence

With the exception of the enormous family muscid, they are one of the largest families of the Diptera.
The Young Collector's Handbook of Ants, Bees, Dragon-flies, Earwigs, Crickets, and Flies | W. Harcourt Bath
The largest of the muscid found in Europe is Echinomyria grossa, which measures about three-quarters of an inch in length.
The Young Collector's Handbook of Ants, Bees, Dragon-flies, Earwigs, Crickets, and Flies | W. Harcourt Bath
Acalyptrata: those muscid flies in which alulae are absent or rudimentary.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. Smith
Basi-proboscis: basal third of the flexed proboscis of muscid flies.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. Smith
Mediproboscis: the middle third of the flexed proboscis of muscid flies.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for muscid

muscid

/ (ˈmʌsɪd) /

noun

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

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Muscidae

Origin of muscid

C19: via New Latin from Latin musca fly

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