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Caduceus

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(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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Caduceus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/caduceus.html. 1828.
 
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