MUSCID

Adjective

muscid (comparative more muscid, superlative most muscid)

Pertaining to or related to the Muscidae family of insects.

Noun

muscid (plural muscids)

Any fly of the family Muscidae of insects.

Source: Wiktionary


Mus"cid, n.

Definition: Any fly of the genus Musca, or family Muscidæ.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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Coffee Trivia

An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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