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Caecilian

Cæ-cil′i-an

(?; 106)
,
Noun.
[L.
caecus
blind. So named from the supposed blindness of the species, the eyes being very minute.]
(Zool.)
A limbless amphibian belonging to the order
Cæciliæ
or
Ophimorpha
. See
Ophiomorpha
.
[Written also
cœcilian
.]

Definition 2024


caecilian

caecilian

English

Noun

caecilian (plural caecilians)

  1. Any of a group of burrowing amphibians (order Gymnophiona or Apoda) that resemble earthworms or snakes.

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