caduceus

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Synonyms: caducous, caucus, calceus, caducean, caducei

Antonyms: caducous, caucus, calceus, caducean, caducei

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Noun

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 ({{l|mul|sc=Zsym|☤}}) representing a staff with two snakes wrapped around it, used to indicate merchants and messengers. It is also sometimes incorrectly substituted for the [[rod of Asclepius]] as a symbol of medicine.

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