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musca volitans

American

[muhs-kuh vol-i-tanz] / ˈmʌs kə ˈvɒl ɪˌtænz /

noun

Ophthalmology.

floater.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

muscae volitantes

plural

Etymology

Origin of musca volitans

< New Latin; Latin: fly flying about

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