muscid flies
1Musca vetustissima — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Inse …
2housefly — [hous′flī΄] n. pl. houseflies any of a genus (Musca) of disease carrying muscid flies found in and around houses, and feeding on garbage, manure, and food; esp., a common worldwide species ( M. domestica): see INSECT …
3dipteran — /dip teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. dipterous (def. 1). n. 2. a dipterous insect. [1835 45; DIPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any member of the more than 85,000 species in the insect order Diptera (the two winged, or true, flies), characterized by the use of only one… …
4Musciform — Mus ci*form, a. [Musca + form.] (Zo[ o]l.) Having the form or structure of flies of the genus {Musca}, or family {Muscid[ae]}. [1913 Webster] …
5mus|cid — «MUHS ihd», adjective, noun. –adj. of or belonging to a family of insects including the housefly and various other common flies. –n. a muscid insect. ╂[< New Latin Muscidae the family name < Latin musca a fly] …