kə|d(y)üsəˌbraŋkēˈäd.ə, -ˈād.ə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from caduci- (from Latin caducus falling) + Latin branchiae gills + New Latin -ata; akin to Greek bronchos throat — more at craw
1. in former classifications : a division of tailed amphibians whose gills are lost in adult life
2. : thaliacea