Hypertext Webster Gateway: "musca"
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Musca
n 1: a small constellation in the polar region of the southern
hemisphere near the Southern Cross and Chamaeleon [syn:
{Musca}]
2: type genus of the Muscidae: houseflies [syn: {Musca}, {genus
Musca}]
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