Term Name:	cyclic nucleotide catabolic process
Synonyms:	cyclic nucleotide breakdown, cyclic nucleotide catabolism, cyclic nucleotide degradation
Definition:	The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a cyclic nucleotide, a nucleotide in which the phosphate group is in diester linkage to two positions on the sugar residue.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0009214]    QuickGO    AmiGO