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Musca

noun
1.
A small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross and Chamaeleon.
2.
Type genus of the Muscidae: houseflies.  Synonym: genus Musca.



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Musca domestica
musca volitans


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"Musca" Quotes from Famous Books



... which ought to have led me to your conclusion. By an odd chance I received the day before yesterday a letter from Mr. Lowne (author of an excellent book on the anatomy of the Blow-fly) (458/2. "The Anatomy and Physiology of the Blow-fly (Musca vomitaria L.)," by B.T. Lowne. London, 1870.) with a discussion very nearly to the same effect as yours. His conclusions were drawn from studying male insects with great horns, mandibles, etc. He informs me that his ...
— More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II - Volume II (of II) • Charles Darwin


Words linked to "Musca" :   arthropod genus, housefly, family Muscidae, house fly, Muscidae, musca volitans, Musca domestica, constellation


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