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muscid
[ muhs-id ]
/ ˈmʌs ɪd /
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adjective
belonging or pertaining to the Muscidae, the family of dipterous insects that includes the common housefly.
noun
any muscid fly.
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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
Word Origin for muscid
C19: via New Latin from Latin musca fly
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