muscid
/ˈmʌsɪd
/noun Entomology
An insect of the housefly family (Muscidae).Jade spent most of her time chasing muscids and asilids in the drier forested and open rocky areas....
- Mosquitoes and tabanids bite us, muscids pester us and blow flies get into our meat if it is left open.
- The influence of sex and parasitism on the muscid longevity was measured using the factor analysis of variance.
Origin
Late 19th century: from modern Latin Muscidae (plural), from Latin musca 'fly'.
- natational
- natatorial
- natatorium
- natatory
- natch
- Natchez
- NATE
- nates
- NATFHE
- Nath
- natheless
- nathless
- Natica
- naticid
- naticoid
- natilla
- natillas
- nation
- national
- national anthem
- National Assembly
- National Assistance
- National Assistance Board
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- National Audit Office