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caducibranchiate

caducibranchiate adjective: with temporary gills; applied to those amphibians (most amphibians do this) in which the gills do not remain in adult life, but generally turn into legs.

Adjective

caducibranchiate (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) With temporary gills; applied to those amphibians (most amphibians do this) in which the gills do not remain in adult life, but generally turn into legs.

Origin of caducibranchiate

From Latin caducus (“falling”) (from cadere (“to fall”)) + English branchiate.

Questions about caducibranchiate

What does caducibranchiate mean?
Caducibranchiate means with temporary gills; applied to those amphibians (most amphibians do this) in which the gills do not remain in adult life, but generally turn into legs.
What part of speech is caducibranchiate?
Caducibranchiate is an adjective.

Words near caducibranchiate in the dictionary

  1. caducei
  2. caduces
  3. caduceus
  4. caduciary
  5. caducibranch
  6. caducibranchiate
  7. caducibranchs
  8. caducicorn
  9. caducifolious
  10. caducities
  11. caducity

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