musca Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross and Chamaeleon
  2. noun type genus of the Muscidae: houseflies
    genus Musca.

WordNet

Mus"ca noun
Etymology
L., a fly.
Wordforms
plural Muscæ
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A genus of dipterous insects, including the common house fly, and numerous allied species. ✍ Formerly, a large part of the Diptera were included under the genus Musca.
  2. (Astron.) A small constellation situated between the Southern Cross and the Pole.

Webster 1913