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Musca

Syllabification: (Mus·ca)
Pronunciation: /ˈməskə/
Astronomy
Definition of Musca
  • a small southern constellation (the Fly), lying in the Milky Way between the Southern Cross and the south celestial pole.
  • (as genitive Muscae /ˈməskē/) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation:the star Beta Muscae

Origin:

Latin

Musca in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Musca in the British & World English dictionary