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muscae |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Musca \Mus"ca\, n.; pl {Musc[ae]}. [L., a fly.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of dipterous insects, including the common house fly, and numerous allied species. Note: 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. {Musc[ae] volitantes}. [L., flying flies.] (Med.) Specks or filaments apparently seen moving or glinding about in the field of vision. Their appearance is often a symptom of disease of the eye, or of disorder of the nervous system.
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