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floccus

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floccus [ˈflɒkəs]
n pl flocci [ˈflɒksaɪ]
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a downy or woolly covering, as on the young of certain birds
2. a small woolly tuft of hair
adj
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (of a cloud) having the appearance of woolly tufts at odd intervals in its structure
[from Latin: tuft of hair or wool, flock2]


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