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FLOCCUS
Etymology
Noun
floccus (plural flocci)
(meteorology) A cloud species which consists of rounded tufts of cloud, often formed by dissipation from larger cloud species. Associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, and stratocumulus genera.
A flock or tuft of wool or wool-like hairs; the downy plumage of unfledged birds.
Source: Wiktionary
Floc"cus, n.; pl. Flocci. Etym: [L., a flock of wool.]
1. (Zoöl.) (a) The tuft of hair terminating the tail of mammals. (b) A tuft of feathers on the head of young birds.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A woolly filament sometimes occuring with the sporules of certain fungi.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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