"Mniaceae" kalma ce ta kimiyya da ake amfani da ita a cikin tsirrai don nufin dangin mosses. Mosses ƙanana ne, shuke-shuke marasa fure waɗanda ke haifuwa ta hanyar spores. Iyalin Mniaceae sun haɗa da nau'ikan mosses iri-iri da yawa waɗanda ake samu a wurare daban-daban a duniya, kamar kan duwatsu, ƙasa, da bishiyoyi. Kalmar "Mniaceae" ta fito ne daga kalmar Helenanci "mnia," wanda ke nufin "laushi," yana nufin yanayin da yawa na gansakuka a cikin wannan iyali.