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Definition of Muscoid
1. a. Mosslike; resembling moss.
2. n. A term formerly applied to any mosslike flowerless plant, with a distinct stem, and often with leaves, but without any vascular system.
Definition of Muscoid
1. Noun. (botany obsolete) Any moss-like flowerless plant, with a distinct stem, and often with leaves, but without any vascular system. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Muscoid
1. mosslike [adj] - See also: mosslike
Medical Definition of Muscoid
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Muscoid
Literary usage of Muscoid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1915)
"Definitions and relationship data are already in manuscript and will be published
in a forthcoming treatment of muscoid genera of the world. ..."
2. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1916)
"New muscoid Genera (Dip.). The characters of the following new genera are given
in a paper which has been submitted for publication, but which will be ..."
3. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington by Entomological Society of Washington (1914)
"They include in the muscoid flies the ... The mass of sexual characters in the
muscoid flies are to be classed as tertiary. ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1919)
"Dr. Townsend has been with the Bureau of Entomology and has spent most of his
time studying the muscoid Diptera. MR. FRANK C. BAKER, curator of the museum ..."
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