MUSCOID

Etymology 1

Noun

muscoid (plural muscoids)

(zoology) Any fly in the superfamily Muscoidea.

(loosely) Any fly in the section Schizophora.

Etymology 2

Noun

muscoid (plural muscoids)

(botany, obsolete) Any moss-like flowerless plant, with a distinct stem, and often with leaves, but without any vascular system.

Adjective

muscoid (comparative more muscoid, superlative most muscoid)

(botany) Resembling moss.

Anagrams

• mucoids

Source: Wiktionary


Mus"coid, a. Etym: [Muscus + -oid: cf. F. muscoide.] (Bot.)

Definition: Mosslike; resembling moss.

Mus"coid, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A term formerly applied to any mosslike flowerless plant, with a distinct stem, and often with leaves, but without any vascular system.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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