Etymology

muscoid

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Today it means: Any fly in the superfamily Muscoidea. Full definition →

Latin musca
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muscoid · noun1

  1. Latin · derived frommusca“fly”
  2. English todaymuscoid

Latin musca (“fly”)

muscoid · adjective2

muscus (“moss”) + -oid

Words from the same roots

Latinmusca all →

mosquitomusketmuscamuscarinemuschetormuscicidemuscifuge

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