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Definition caduceus

Etymology

Via Latin c?d?ceus, c?d?ceum, adaptation of Doric Ancient Greek ????????? (karúkeion, “herald’s wand or staff”). This and Attic Greek ????????? (k?rúkeion) are derived from ????? (kêrux, “herald, public messenger”). Related to ??????? (k?rúss?, “I announce”).

Noun

caduceus (plural caducei)

1. 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.
2. A symbol (?) representing a staff with two snakes wrapped around it, used to indicate merchants and messengers. It is also sometimes incorrectly used as a symbol of medicine.

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