nouncrŏcĭdismusCROCIDISMVS☆ KeepMeaninga picking off of flocksLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879CROCIDISMUSLEWIS & SHORTCROCIDISMUScrŏcĭdismus, i, m., = κροκιδισμός; of the sick, I. a picking off of flocks (of wool, etc.), Cael. Aur. Acut. 1, 3, 34; 1, 6, 48; cf. carphologia.Read the whole entry