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Definition of Floccus

1. n. The tuft of hair terminating the tail of mammals.

Definition of Floccus

1. Noun. (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. ¹

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Definition of Floccus

1. a floccule [n FLOCCI] - See also: floccule

Medical Definition of Floccus

1. Origin: L, a flock of wool. 1. The tuft of hair terminating the tail of mammals. A tuft of feathers on the head of young birds. 2. A woolly filament sometimes occuring with the sporules of certain fungi. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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