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caduceus
noun
[ kəˈdjuːsɪəs ]
• an ancient Greek or Roman herald's wand, typically one with two serpents twined round it, carried by the messenger god Hermes or Mercury.
Origin:
Latin, from Doric Greek karukeion from Greek kērux ‘herald’.
