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caduceus

noun (caduceus, plural caducei)

«caduceus» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A staff with two snakes twined around it and wings at the top, carried by the messenger of the gods in old Greek stories. tree →

In the lessons

in myths, the sign of a messenger or herald; «the herald's staff» is another name for it

Examples

The messenger of the gods carried a caduceus. tree →
Its two snakes curled round the staff. tree →
Heralds carried it to show they came in peace. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

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