caduceus
- n an insignia used by the medical profession; modeled after the staff of Hermes
- Two snakes coiled around a winged staff form the caduceus of the god Mercury, who, aside from being the messenger of the gods, is also god of commerce, the deity of thieves and .
- The naked sword with two snakes wrapped around the hilt (adapted from the conventional caduceus, the snake-entwined staff of the medical profession) is often pictured as "a flaming .
- So goes Funny Girl, a spun caduceus of Barbra Streisand the comic nut and Barbra Streisand the incomparable singer; Barbra Streisand in combat boots with red, white and blue .