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muscoid

Muscid vs Muscoid - What's the difference?

muscid | muscoid |


As adjectives the difference between muscid and muscoid

is that muscid is pertaining to or related to the muscidae family of insects while muscoid is (botany) resembling moss.

As nouns the difference between muscid and muscoid

is that muscid is any fly of the family muscidae of insects while muscoid is (zoology) any fly in the superfamily or muscoid can be (botany|obsolete) any moss-like flowerless plant, with a distinct stem, and often with leaves, but without any vascular system.

Mucoid vs Muscoid - What's the difference?

mucoid | muscoid |


As adjectives the difference between mucoid and muscoid

is that mucoid is of or pertaining to mucus; mucoidal while muscoid is (botany) resembling moss.

As a noun muscoid is

(zoology) any fly in the superfamily or muscoid can be (botany|obsolete) any moss-like flowerless plant, with a distinct stem, and often with leaves, but without any vascular system.