# caducibranchiate

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. 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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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