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Mus·ca
(mŭs′kə)n.
A constellation in the polar region of the Southern Hemisphere near Apus and Carina.
[From Latin musca, fly.]
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Musca
(ˈmʌskə)n, Latin genitive Muscae (ˈmʌskiː)
(Astronomy) a small constellation in the S hemisphere lying between the Southern Cross and Chamaeleon
[Latin: a fly]
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| Noun | 1. | Musca - a small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross and Chamaeleon |
| 2. | Musca - type genus of the Muscidae: houseflies arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods family Muscidae, Muscidae - two-winged flies especially the housefly house fly, housefly, Musca domestica - common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases |
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