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/dɪˈsɪd͡ʒ.ʊ.əs/ · adjective
(biology, anatomy) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development..
In the Hippoidea there is generally the full series of 44 teeth, but the first premolar is often deciduous or wanting in the lower or in both jaws.
. Compare caducous.
a deciduous tree
Use deciduous when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Deciduous means (biology, anatomy) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development..
Common synonyms include perdifoil, broadleaf, broad-leaved, broad-leafed.
Possible antonyms include persistent, permanent, evergreen, sempervirent.
In the Hippoidea there is generally the full series of 44 teeth, but the first premolar is often deciduous or wanting in the lower or in both jaws.
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