musca volitans
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musca volitans — mus•ca vol•i•tans [[t]ˈmʌs kə ˈvɒl ɪˌtænz[/t]] n. pl. mus•cae vol•i•tan•tes [[t]ˈmʌs ki ˌvɒl ɪˈtæn tiz, ˈmʌs i[/t]] oph floater 6) • Etymology: < NL; L: a fly flying about … From formal English to slang
musca volitans — noun 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: ↑muscae volitantes, ↑floater, ↑spots • Hypernyms: ↑symptom * * * /mus keuh vol i tanz /, pl … Useful english dictionary
floater — /floh teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that floats. 2. Informal. a person who is continually changing his or her place of abode, employment, etc. 3. U.S. Politics. a voter not attached to any party, esp. a person whose vote may be purchased. 4. a… … Universalium
muscae volitantes — noun 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, ↑floater, ↑spots • Hypernyms: ↑symptom … Useful english dictionary
spots — noun 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 • Hypernyms: ↑symptom * * * plural of … Useful english dictionary
