caduceus
noun
the staff carried by Mercury as messenger of the gods.
caducei
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pluralof caduceus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In further ornamentation, caducei leaned against the lofty prow.
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Lewis Wallace
