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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
caducous is an adjective meaning "shed at an early stage of development". It carries one recorded sense.
shed at an early stage of development
“most amphibians have caducous gills”
“the caducous calyx of a poppy”
biology
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for caducous come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.