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Webster 1913 Edition


Caducibranchiate

Ca-duˊci-bran′chi-ate

,
Adj.
[L.
caducus
falling (fr.
cadere
to fall) + E.
branchiate
.]
(Zool.)
With temporary gills: – applied to those Amphibia in which the gills do not remain in adult life.

Definition 2024


caducibranchiate

caducibranchiate

English

Adjective

caducibranchiate (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) With temporary gills; applied to those amphibians in which the gills do not remain in adult life.