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1. (adj.) caducous
Bot. dropping off very early, as leaves.
2. caducous
Zool. subject to shedding.
Etymology: (1675–85; < L cadūcus unsteady, perishable =cad(ere) to fall +-ūcus adj. suffix; see -ous)
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1. (adj) caducous, shed
shed at an early stage of development
"most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy"
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1. caducous
dropping off or disappearing early, as the calyx of a poppy, or the gills of a tadpole
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