musca volitans

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musca volitans

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From a Latin phrase meaning "a fly (musca) flying around (volitans)".

noun muscae volitantes

floater (threadlike speck in the visual field)

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"musca volitans." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/musca%20volitans. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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musca volitans. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/musca%20volitans

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"musca volitans." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/musca%20volitans.

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@misc{musca_volitans_2026,
  title = {musca volitans},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/musca%20volitans},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}