muscifuge

Meaning

Noun

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.{{cite-book

Origin

From Latin musca + fugo, compare medieval Latin muscifugium, a fly fan.

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