单词 | muscoid |
释义 | muscoid1/ˈmʌskɔɪd/Botany adjective Resembling moss; mosslike. Now rare. OriginMid 19th century; earliest use found in Noah Webster (1758–1843), lexicographer. From classical Latin muscus moss + -oid. muscoid2/ˈmʌskɔɪd/Entomology adjective Relating to or designating dipteran flies of the section Schizophora (suborder Cyclorrhapha), especially of the superfamily Muscoidea which includes Muscidae and related families. noun A muscoid fly. OriginEarly 20th century; earliest use found in Science. From scientific Latin Muscoidea, superfamily name from Musca + -oidea, suffix forming superfamily names. |
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