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Musca
[ muhs-kuh ]
noun
, Astronomy.
, genitive Mus·cae [muhs, -ee].
- the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
Musca
/ ˈmʌskə /
noun
- a small constellation in the S hemisphere lying between the Southern Cross and Chamaeleon
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Musca1
< New Latin, Latin: a fly
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Musca1
Latin: a fly
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Example Sentences
The star, called TYC 8998-760-1, is about 300 light-years away in the constellation Musca.
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Its very name, too (Musca domestica), seemed a mockery, dwelling as it did in that vast solitude.
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The Ox Fly (Musca bovina), a near relation of the house fly, is also very common.
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The Anthomyides resemble the genus Musca very closely in their habits as well as in their organisation.
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A fly (Musca domestica) lit on the pane and the pseudoscorpion caught its legs and clung while the fly crawled about.
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Just then a large fly, of the genus Musca, made its appearance, and soon became aware of the presence of the scorpion.
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