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MUSCA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Muscidae: houseflies
Synonyms:
genus Musca; Musca
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Musca" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Musca"):
house fly; housefly; Musca domestica (common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases)
Holonyms ("Musca" is a member of...):
family Muscidae; Muscidae (two-winged flies especially the housefly)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross and Chamaeleon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
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