caducous (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *caducous*:
ADJECTIVE	all	caducous, shed	shed at an early stage / stage of development

English > *caducous*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	shed at an early stage / stage of development.
Examples	"most amphibians have caducous gills" "the caducous calyx of a poppy"
Synonym	shed
Category	biology, biological science	The science that studies living organisms
Narrower	deciduous	(of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth
Opposite	persistent, lasting	Retained
Catalan	caduc

HyperDic: caducous