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单词 muscid
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Definition of muscid in English:

muscid

noun ˈmʌsɪdˈməsid
Entomology
  • An insect of the housefly family (Muscidae ).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Mosquitoes and tabanids bite us, muscids pester us and blow flies get into our meat if it is left open.
    • Jade spent most of her time chasing muscids and asilids in the drier forested and open rocky areas.
    • The patterns of distribution of the South American muscid species are scarcely known.
    • Schiner's system also was more especially applied to the brachycerous and muscid types, though he did attempt to homologize it with the nemocerous venation.
    • The influence of sex and parasitism on the muscid longevity was measured using the factor analysis of variance.

Origin

Late 19th century: from modern Latin Muscidae (plural), from Latin musca 'fly'.

 
 

Definition of muscid in US English:

muscid

nounˈməsid
Entomology
  • An insect of the housefly family (Muscidae).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The influence of sex and parasitism on the muscid longevity was measured using the factor analysis of variance.
    • Schiner's system also was more especially applied to the brachycerous and muscid types, though he did attempt to homologize it with the nemocerous venation.
    • Mosquitoes and tabanids bite us, muscids pester us and blow flies get into our meat if it is left open.
    • Jade spent most of her time chasing muscids and asilids in the drier forested and open rocky areas.
    • The patterns of distribution of the South American muscid species are scarcely known.

Origin

Late 19th century: from modern Latin Muscidae (plural), from Latin musca ‘fly’.

 
 
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