"Musca" meaning in English

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Proper name

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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|musca||a fly}} Latin musca (“a fly”), {{doublet|en|mouche}} Doublet of mouche Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Musca
  1. (astronomy) An autumn constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a fly, between the constellations of Carina and Apus. Wikipedia link: Frederick de Houtman, Musca, Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser Categories (topical): Constellations Derived forms: Muscae Translations (constellation): 蒼蠅座 (Chinese Mandarin), 苍蝇座 (Cāngyíngzuò) (Chinese Mandarin), Kärpänen (Finnish), Mouche [feminine] (French), Mosca (Galician), Fliege [feminine] (German), 蝿座 (Haeza) (alt: はえざ) (Japanese), Шыбын (Şybyn) (Kazakh), Musca [feminine] (Latin), Lalat (Malay), Mucha (Polish), Му́ха (Múxa) [feminine] (Russian), Musca (Spanish)

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