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Webster 1913 Edition
Musca
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Mus′ca
,p
; rop.
Noun.
pl.
Muscae
(#)
. [L., a fly.]
1.
(Zool.)
A genus of dipterous insects, including the common house fly, and numerous allied species.
☞ Formerly, a large part of the Diptera were included under the genus
Musca
. 2.
(Astron.)
A small constellation situated between the Southern Cross and the Pole.
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.