Musca

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Musca
    n 1: a small constellation in the polar region of the southern
         hemisphere near the Southern Cross and Chamaeleon
    2: type genus of the Muscidae: houseflies [syn: {Musca}, {genus
       Musca}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Musca \Mus"ca\, prop. n.; pl. {Muscae}. [L., a fly.]
   1. (Zool.) A genus of dipterous insects, including the common
      house fly, and numerous allied species.
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   Note: Formerly, a large part of the Diptera were included
         under the genus {Musca}.
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   2. (Astron.) A small constellation situated between the
      Southern Cross and the Pole.
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   {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.
      [1913 Webster] Muscadel