# Musca

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. An autumn constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a fly, between the constellations of Carina and Apus.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/musca