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Muscae (gcide) | Musca \Mus"ca\, prop. n.; pl. Muscae. [L., a fly.]
1. (Zool.) A genus of dipterous insects, including the common
house fly, and numerous allied species.
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Note: Formerly, a large part of the Diptera were included
under the genus Musca.
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2. (Astron.) A small constellation situated between the
Southern Cross and the Pole.
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Muscae volitantes. [L., flying flies.] (Med.) Specks or
filaments apparently seen moving or gliding about in the
field of vision. Their appearance is often a symptom of
disease of the eye, or of disorder of the nervous system.
[1913 Webster] Muscadel |
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muscae volitantes (encz) | muscae volitantes, n: |
Muscae volitantes (gcide) | Musca \Mus"ca\, prop. n.; pl. Muscae. [L., a fly.]
1. (Zool.) A genus of dipterous insects, including the common
house fly, and numerous allied species.
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Note: Formerly, a large part of the Diptera were included
under the genus Musca.
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2. (Astron.) A small constellation situated between the
Southern Cross and the Pole.
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Muscae volitantes. [L., flying flies.] (Med.) Specks or
filaments apparently seen moving or gliding about in the
field of vision. Their appearance is often a symptom of
disease of the eye, or of disorder of the nervous system.
[1913 Webster] Muscadel |
amianthum muscaetoxicum (wn) | Amianthum muscaetoxicum
n 1: all parts of plant are highly toxic; bulb pounded and used
as a fly poison; sometimes placed in subfamily
Melanthiaceae [syn: fly poison, {Amianthum
muscaetoxicum}, Amianthum muscitoxicum] |
muscae volitantes (wn) | muscae volitantes
n 1: spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in
the vitreous humor and lens; "floaters seem to drift
through the field of vision" [syn: musca volitans,
muscae volitantes, floater, spots] |
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