Etymology

cauda galli

Today it means: A feathery-shaped fossil, apparently a seaweed, characteristic of the lower Devonian rocks. Full definition →

Latin cauda gallī
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcauda gallī“tail of a cock”
  2. English todaycauda galli

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

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