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    MUSCA

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Type genus of the Muscidae: housefliesplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Musca; Musca

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Musca" is a kind of...):

    arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

    Meronyms (members of "Musca"):

    house fly; housefly; Musca domestica (common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases)

    Holonyms ("Musca" is a member of...):

    family Muscidae; Muscidae (two-winged flies especially the housefly)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross and Chamaeleonplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

    Instance hypernyms:

    constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)

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