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cauda galli

cauda galli noun: a feathery-shaped fossil, apparently a seaweed, characteristic of the lower Devonian rocks.

Noun

cauda galli

  1. (archaic) A feathery-shaped fossil, apparently a seaweed, characteristic of the lower Devonian rocks.

Origin of cauda galli

Borrowed from Latin cauda gallī (“tail of a cock”).

Questions about cauda galli

What does cauda galli mean?
Cauda galli means a feathery-shaped fossil, apparently a seaweed, characteristic of the lower Devonian rocks.
What part of speech is cauda galli?
Cauda galli is a noun.

Words near cauda galli in the dictionary

  1. caucussing
  2. caucussings
  3. cauda
  4. cauda equina
  5. cauda equina syndrome
  6. cauda galli
  7. caudad
  8. caudae
  9. caudae equinae
  10. caudal
  11. caudal fin

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