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Musca

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Mus·ca  (msk)
n.
A constellation in the polar region of the Southern Hemisphere near Apus and Carina.
[From Latin musca, fly.]
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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Noun1.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
genus Musca
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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Pediculus (lice) Insect remedies that we have not yet prescribed: * Cimex (bedbug) * Coccinella (ladybug) * Doryphora (Colorado beetle) * Musca domestica (common house fly) * A number of other remedies made from insects found in North America and throughout the world.
Healing with homeopathy: the fascinating world of insect remedies by Reichenberg-Ullman, Judyth; Ullman, Robert / Townsend Letter
The constellation is around 93 square degrees, squeezed in between Musca and Centaurus to the west, Lupus to the north, Apus on its southern side and Triangulum Australis and Norma to the east.
Circinus a handy tool by Streicher, Magda / Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa
These are the voyages of the Musca domestica (the common housefly to you and me).
culture: FAMILY by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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