Definition of caducei Caducei
ca•du•ce•i
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What does caducei mean?
Wiktionary 
- caducei (Noun)
Plural of caduceus.
Part of speech
🔤- caducei, noun, plural of caduceus.
WordNet
NounPlural: caduceuses |
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| caduceus - an insignia used by the medical profession; modeled after the staff of Hermes | ||
| insignia a badge worn to show official position | ||
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Wiktionary
- caduceus (Noun)
The official wand carried by a herald in ancient Greece and Rome, specifically the one carried in mythology by Hermes, the messenger of the gods, usually represented with two snakes twined around it. - caduceus (Noun)
A symbol representing a staff with two snakes wrapped around it, used to indicate merchants and messengers, and also sometimes as a symbol of medicine.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- caduceus (n.)
The official staff or wand of Hermes or Mercury, the messenger of the gods. It was originally said to be a herald's staff of olive wood, but was afterwards fabled to have two serpents coiled about it, and two wings at the top.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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caduceus
ka-dū′se-us, n. (myth.) the rod carried by Mercury, the messenger of the gods—a wand surmounted with two wings and entwined by two serpents.—adj. Cadū′cean. [L., akin to Gr. kērukeion, a herald's wand—kērux, a herald.]
Part of speech
🔤- caduceus, noun, singular of caducei.
