English Explanatory Dictionary

Musca

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An autumn constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a fly, between the constellations of Carina and Apus.
noun
  1. Ellipsis of musca volitans.
name
  1. Initialism of Mexico-United States–Canada–Agreement.

Word forms

Musca muscae

Etymology

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

Synonyms

NAFTA 2.0 USMCA CUSMA

Derived words

Muscae
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