1.
[syn: musca volitans, muscae volitantes, floater, spots]
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.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Formerly, a large part of the Diptera were included
under the genus Musca.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Astron.) A small constellation situated between the
Southern Cross and the Pole.
[1913 Webster]
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
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
muscae volitantes
n 1: spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in
the vitreous humor and lens; "floaters seem to drift
through the field of vision" [syn: musca volitans,
muscae volitantes, floater, spots]