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Muscidae

noun

two-winged flies especially the housefly

• Syn: ↑family Muscidae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Diptera, ↑order Diptera

• Member Meronyms: ↑Musca, ↑genus Musca

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\\ˈməsəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Musca, type genus + -idae

: a family of two-winged flies (order Diptera) including the housefly (Musca domestica)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.