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deciduate, a. Zool.|dɪˈsɪdjuːət|
[ad. med.L. dēciduāt-us, f. decidua: see -ate2 2.]
a. Possessing a decidua; belonging to the Deciduata.
b. Of the nature of a decidua: said of a placenta which is cast off at parturition.
1868Owen Anat. Vert. III. xxxviii. 724 The deciduate type of lining substance. 1875tr. Schmidt's Desc. & Darw. 273 As non-deciduate mammals, the Cetacea are held to be more closely allied to the Ungulata than to the Carnivora which are deciduate. 1881Mivart Cat 474 The placenta is deciduate. |
