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floccus
CIDE DICTIONARY
floccus, n. [L., a flock of wool.].
- The tuft of hair terminating the tail of mammals. [1913 Webster]
- A woolly filament sometimes occuring with the sporules of certain fungi. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
floccus, n. (pl. flocci) a tuft of woolly hairs or filaments.
Etymology
L, = FLOCK(2)
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