1. Shed at an early stage of development
   "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy"
   - shed

See also: deciduous

Antonym: persistent

• glossopharyngeal
• glossopharyngeal nerve
• Glossopsitta
• Glossopsitta versicolor
• glossoptosis
• glossy
• glossy snake
• glossy-coated
• glossy-furred
• glossy-haired
• glottal
• glottal catch
• glottal plosive
• glottal stop
• glottis
• glottis spuria
• glottis vera
• glottochronological
• glottochronology
• Gloucester
• Gloucestershire
• glove
• glove anesthesia
• glove compartment
• glove doll