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muscid
[ muhs-id ]
adjective
- belonging or pertaining to the Muscidae, the family of dipterous insects that includes the common housefly.
noun
- any muscid fly.
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
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of muscid1
C19: via New Latin from Latin musca fly
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Example Sentences
With the exception of the enormous family Muscid, they are one of the largest families of the Diptera.
From Project Gutenberg
The largest of the Muscid found in Europe is Echinomyria grossa, which measures about three-quarters of an inch in length.
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Acalyptrata: those muscid flies in which alulae are absent or rudimentary.
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Basi-proboscis: basal third of the flexed proboscis of muscid flies.
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Mediproboscis: the middle third of the flexed proboscis of muscid flies.
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