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MUSCA DOMESTICA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases
Synonyms:
house fly; housefly; Musca domestica
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Musca domestica" is a kind of...):
fly (two-winged insects characterized by active flight)
Holonyms ("Musca domestica" is a member of...):
genus Musca; Musca (type genus of the Muscidae: houseflies)