musca

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

The word is the diminutive of the Latin "musca," a fly. — Stories from Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore
The flesh fly, Musca Cæsar, or the Blue-bottle fly, feeds upon decaying animal matter. — Our Common Insects: A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses, A. S. (Alpheus Spring) Packard
Munwele ZOOLOGY, n. The science and history of the animal kingdom, including its king, the House Fly (Musca maledicta). — The Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce

Type a word, a sentence, a book title, or a link to an English article. WordNet and the Classics answer.

Try

A library of classics · a vault of words · instant etymology & meaning