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Gymnophiona

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Gymˊno-phi′o-na

(jĭmˊnō̍-fī′ō̍-nȧ)
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Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr.
γυμνόσ
naked +
ὀφιόνεοσ
serpentlike.]
(Zool.)
An order of Amphibia, having a long, annulated, snakelike body. See
Ophiomorpha
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