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Definition of muscid in English: muscidnoun 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: muscidnounˈməsid 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’. |