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muscid

American  
[muhs-id] / ˈmʌs ɪd /

adjective

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

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

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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

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