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floc⋅cus
[flok-uh
s] 
noun, plural floc⋅ci [flok-sahy, -see] , adjective –noun
| 1. | a small tuft of woolly hairs. |
–adjective
| 2. | Meteorology. (of a cloud) having elements in the form of small, rounded tufts. |
Origin:
1835–45; < L: tuft of wool
1835–45; < L: tuft of wool
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Floccus
Floc"cus\, n.; pl. Flocci. [L., a flock of wool.]1. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The tuft of hair terminating the tail of mammals. (b) A tuft of feathers on the head of young birds. 2. (Bot.) A woolly filament sometimes occuring with the sporules of certain fungi.
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