caducous

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They are annually caducous, however, as with the common deer, so that these immense appendages are the growth of a few weeks The haunts and habits of the moose differ materially from those of other deer.

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  1. adjective Dropping off or shedding at an early stage of development, as the gills of most amphibians or the sepals or stipules of certain plants.

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  1. From Latin cadūcus, falling, from cadere, to fall; see kad- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin caducus, falling, fallen, fleeting, from cadere, fall: see cadent.
 

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/kæˈdjukəs/
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