musca

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proper noun

An autumn constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a fly, between the constellations of Carina and Apus.

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NAFTA 2.0USMCACUSMA
OriginLatin musca →
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Meanings

musca1

nounmusca (plural muscae)

plural muscae

  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of musca volitans.

Musca2

proper noun
  1. astronomyAn autumn constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a fly, between the constellations of Carina and Apus.

MUSCA3

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of Mexico-United States–Canada–Agreement.

    Synonyms: NAFTA 2.0, USMCA, CUSMA

Synonyms & antonyms

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usmca

Origin

Musca · proper noun

  1. Latinmusca“a fly”
  2. EnglishMusca

Borrowed from Latin musca (“a fly”). Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman, between 1595 and 1597. Doublet of mouche.

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MUSCA · proper noun

  1. SpanishT-MEC
  2. EnglishMUSCA

Calque of Spanish T-MEC (Tratado entre México y Estados Unidos y Canadá). Coined in analogy to USMCA and CUSMA.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 蒼蠅座 /苍蝇座
  • 蒼蠅座 /苍蝇座 (Cāngyíngzuò)constellation
Esperanto Muŝo
  • Muŝoconstellation
Finnish Kärpänen
  • Kärpänenconstellation
French Mouche
  • Moucheconstellation
German Fliege
  • Fliegeconstellation
Japanese 蝿座, はえ座
  • 蝿座 (Haeza)constellation
  • はえ座 (Haeza)constellation
Latin Musca
  • Muscaconstellation
Malay Lalat
  • Lalatconstellation
Polish Mucha
  • Muchaconstellation
Russian Му́ха
  • Му́ха (Múxa)constellation
Spanish Musca
  • Muscaconstellation

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

camussumacUSMCA
Cite this entry
APA

musca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musca

MLA

“musca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musca. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “musca,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musca.

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