muscoidea | (n) two-winged flies especially the families: Muscidae; Gasterophilidae; Calliphoridae; Tachinidae, Syn. superfamily Muscoidea |
Muscoid | a. [ Muscus + -oid: cf. F. muscoide. ] (Bot.) Mosslike; resembling moss. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Muscoid | n. (Bot.) A term formerly applied to any mosslike flowerless plant, with a distinct stem, and often with leaves, but without any vascular system. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Muscoidea | prop. n. A superfamily of two-winged flies esp. the families: |