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    GENUS MUSCA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the Muscidae: housefliesplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Musca; Musca

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

    arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Musca"):

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

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

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

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