cu|cul|lus

cu|cul|lus
cu|cul|lus «kyoo KUHL uhs», noun, plural -li «-ly».
1. a cowl or monk's hood.
2. Zoology, Anatomy. a hoodlike formation or coloration of the head.
[< Latin cucullus cap, hood]

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