musca
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Musca¹
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin musca (“a fly”). Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman, between 1595 and 1597. Doublet of mouche.
proper noun
- An autumn constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a fly, between the constellations of Carina and Apus.
musca²
noun muscae
- Ellipsis of musca volitans
MUSCA³
Where it comes from
Calque of Spanish T-MEC (Tratado entre México y Estados Unidos y Canadá).
Coined in analogy to USMCA and CUSMA.
proper noun
- Initialism of Mexico-United States–Canada–Agreement
Translations
Talk about this word "musca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/musca. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. musca. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/musca "musca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/musca.Cite this
@misc{musca_2026,
title = {musca},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/musca},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
