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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Caducous \Ca*du"cous\, [L. caducus falling, inclined to fall, fr cadere to fall. See {Cadence}.] (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) Dropping off or disappearing early, as the calyx of a poppy, or the gills of a tadpole. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: caducous adj : (biology) shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy" [syn: {shed}] [ant: {persistent}]
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