floccus

(ˈflɒkəs)

n, pl flocci (ˈflɒksaɪ)

1. (Zoology) a downy or woolly covering, as on the young of certain birds

2. a small woolly tuft of hair

adj

(Physical Geography) (of a cloud) having the appearance of woolly tufts at odd intervals in its structure

[C19: from Latin: tuft of hair or wool, flock²]

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Translations

lanugine

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