Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - caduceus
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Caduceus
caduceus
noun (plural caducei) Etymology: Latin, modification of Greek karykeion, from karyx, keryx herald; akin to Sanskrit karu singer Date: 1577 1. the symbolic staff of a herald; specifically a representation of a staff with two entwined snakes and two wings at the top 2. an insignia bearing a ~ and symbolizing a physician
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n. (pl. caducei) an Ancient Greek or Roman herald's wand, esp. as carried by the messenger-god Hermes or Mercury. Etymology: L f. Doric Gk karuk(e)ion f. kerux herald ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- 1591, from L. caduceus, alt. of Doric Gk. karykeion "herald's staff," from karyx (gen. karykos) "a herald." Especially the wand carried by Mercury, messenger of the gods, usually represented with two serpents twined round it. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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