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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
caducous
    adj 1: shed at an early stage of development; "most amphibians
           have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy"
           [syn: caducous, shed] [ant: lasting, persistent]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Caducous \Ca*du"cous\, [L. caducus falling, inclined to fall,
   fr. cadere to fall. See Cadence.] (Bot. & Zool.)
   Dropping off or disappearing early, as the calyx of a poppy,
   or the gills of a tadpole.
   [1913 Webster]

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