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caducibranchiate, a. Zool.|kəˌdjuːsɪˈbræŋkɪeɪt|
[f. L. cadūcus falling + branchiæ gills, whence in mod.L. Caducibranchia, Latreille's name for the Batrachians.]
Of Amphibians: Losing their gills before reaching maturity (like the frog). Also as n.
[1835Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. II. xxii. 412 Caducibranchia, or the proper Batrachians.] 1835–6Todd Cycl. Anat. & Phys. I. 99/2 The early condition of the lungs in the caducibranchiate genera..is that of a mere rudimentary sac. 1839–47Ibid. III. 448/2 The urodelous kinds of Caducibranchiates. 1870Rolleston Anim. Life Introd. 67. |