Meaning of muscifuge | Babel Free
Definitions
Something which repels or kills flies, typically a plant; a fly repellent. Also spelled "muscafuge" (1844) by Henry Stephens, who claimed to have coined it.
no-plural, rare
Examples
“Pharmacists who are plagued with flies in hot weather will be glad to learn⟳ that, according to the Moniteur des Produits Chimiques, the Ricinus sanguinis, a common ornamental foliage plant⟳ and own⟳ brother to the Ricinus communis, is an effectual muscifuge.”
“A Muscifuge... the sweet odour emanated seems very offensive to the ordinary house fly⟳.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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