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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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