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Of or pertaining to the Muscicapidæ, a family of birds that includes the true flycatchers.

Any fly of the genus Musca, or family Muscidæ.

Having the form or structure of flies of the genus Musca, or family Muscidæ.

An organ which, by its contraction, produces motion. See Illust. of Muscles of the Human Body, in Appendix.

involuntary movements of one whose hand the reader holds or with whom he is otherwise in muscular contact.

Furnished with muscles; having muscles; as, things well muscled.

Exhibition or representation of the muscles. [R.] A good piece, the painters say, must have good muscling, as well as coloring and drapery. Shaftesbury.

See Muskogees.

Mosslike; resembling moss.

Bryology.

Mossiness. Jonhson.

, obtained from the juice of the sugar cane by evaporating and draining off the molasses. Muscovado sugar contains impurities which render it dark colored and moist.

A native or inhabitant of Muscovy or ancient Russia; hence, a Russian.

airina moschata), larger than the common duck, often raised in poultry yards. Called also musk duck. It is native of tropical America, from Mexico to Southern Brazil.

Mica; muscovite. See Mica.

Of or pertaining to a muscle, or to a system of muscles; consisting of, or constituting, a muscle or muscles; as, muscular fiber. Great muscular strength, accompanied by much awkwardness. Macaulay.

The state or quality of being muscular. Grew.

To make muscular. Lowell.

In a muscular manner.

The muscular system of an animal, or of any of its parts.