"musca volitans" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: muscae volitantes [plural]
Etymology: From a Latin phrase meaning "a fly (musca) flying around (volitans)". Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-noun|muscae volitantes|nolinkhead=1}} musca volitans (plural muscae volitantes)
  1. floater (threadlike speck in the visual field)
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