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.

OriginLatin caducus →
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Meanings

adjectivecaducibranchiate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoletebiologyWith 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

  1. Latincaducus“falling”
  2. Englishcaducibranchiate

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

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APA

caducibranchiate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caducibranchiate

MLA

“caducibranchiate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caducibranchiate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caducibranchiate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caducibranchiate.

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