‖n. pl. [ L. muscus moss. ] (Bot.) An order or subclass of cryptogamous plants; the mosses. See Moss, and Cryptogamia. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. A natural family of Old World (true) flycatchers.
a. [ L. musca a fly + capere to catch. ] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the
n. Any fly of the genus Musca, or family
prop. n. A natural family of two-winged flies esp. the housefly.
a. [ Muscus + -form. ] (Bot.) Having the appearance or form of a moss. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Musca + -form. ] (Zool.) Having the form or structure of flies of the genus
n. A gray flycatcher of Southwestern U. S. and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings; the scissortailed flycatcher.