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English
Etymology
From Latin floccus (“flock of wool”).
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Adjective
flocculent (comparative more flocculent, superlative most flocculent)
- Flocculated, resembling bits of wool; woolly.
1871 May, T H Potts, “Art. XI.—On the Birds of New Zealand. (Part II.)”, in James Hector, editor, Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 1870, volume III, Wellington: James Hughes, printer, ; London: Trübner 7 Co., , →OCLC, pages 61–62:As soon as night begins to spread its darkening shadows over our brief twilight, this active creature [the morepork] sets out on its hunting excursions, roaming over field and gully with soft, noiseless flight, one of the advantages it owes to its flocculent plumage; [...]
- Covered in a woolly substance; downy.
- Flaky.
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Noun
flocculent (plural flocculents)
- (astronomy) diminutive of flocculent spiral galaxy
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