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musca


Origin: L, a fly.

1. <zoology> 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. <astronomy> A small constellation situated between the Southern Cross and the Pole. Muscae volitantes . [L, flying flies.

<medicine> 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.

Source: Websters Dictionary