muscid

American  

[muhs-id] / ˈmʌs ɪd /

adjective

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

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noun

1. any muscid fly.

muscid British  

/ ˈmʌsɪd /

noun

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

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Muscidae

Etymology

Origin of muscid

First recorded in 1890–95, muscid is from the New Latin word Muscidae name of the family. See Musca, -id ²

Example Sentences

Basi-proboscis: basal third of the flexed proboscis of muscid flies.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Mediproboscis: the middle third of the flexed proboscis of muscid flies.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Tur′nip-fly, a muscid fly whose maggots burrow in turnip-roots.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Maxillary tendons: two slender rods in basal third of the muscid proboscis the remnant of the palpifer, to which muscles for flexing the proboscis are attached: see lora.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Acalyptrata: those muscid flies in which alulae are absent or rudimentary.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.