musca

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
5

Definition of musca

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. An autumn constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a fly, between the constellations of Carina and Apus.
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name

  1. An autumn constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a fly, between the constellations of Carina and Apus.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Mexico-United States–Canada–Agreement.

noun

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of musca volitans.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin musca (“a fly”). Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman, between 1595 and 1597. Doublet of mouche.

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