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caduceus noun. . L16.
[Latin caduceus, -um from Doric Greek karuk(e)ion = Attic kerukeion neut. adjective used as noun, from kerux, -uk- herald.]
In Classical History, a Greek or Roman herald's wand; spec. (also Caduceus) the wand carried by the messenger-god Hermes or Mercury, usu. represented with two serpents twined round it.
caducean adjective M17.