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caducary |
caducean |
caduceus |
caducibranchiate |
caducity |
caducous
| caduke
| cady
| caecal
| caeciliadae
| caecilian
caducous
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective caducous has 1 sense
- caducous(a = adj.all) shed - shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy" Antonym: persistent
CIDE DICTIONARY
caducous, [L. caducus falling, inclined to fall, fr. cadere to fall. See Cadence.].
Dropping off or disappearing early, as the calyx of a poppy, or the gills of a tadpole. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
caducous, adj. Biol. (of organs and parts) easily detached or shed at an early stage.
Derivative
caducity n.
Etymology
L caducus falling f. cadere fall
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