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Webster 1913 Edition
Muscoid
Mus′coid
,Adj.
[
Muscus
+ -oid
: cf. F. muscoide
.] (Bot.)
Mosslike; resembling moss.
Mus′coid
,Noun.
(Bot.)
A term formerly applied to any mosslike flowerless plant, with a distinct stem, and often with leaves, but without any vascular system.
Definition 2024
muscoid
muscoid
English
Noun
muscoid (plural muscoids)
- (zoology) Any fly in the superfamily Muscoidea.
- (loosely) Any fly in the section Schizophora.
Etymology 2
Noun
muscoid (plural muscoids)
- (botany, obsolete) Any moss-like flowerless plant, with a distinct stem, and often with leaves, but without any vascular system.
Adjective
muscoid (comparative more muscoid, superlative most muscoid)