CAECILIAN

caecilian

(adjective) of or relating to or belonging to the family Caeciliidae

caecilian, blindworm

(noun) any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

caecilian (plural caecilians)

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

Source: Wiktionary


Cæ*cil"i*an, n. Etym: [L. caecus blind. So named from the supposed blindness of the species, the eyes being very minute.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A limbless amphibian belonging to the order Cæciliæ or Ophimorpha. See Ophiomorpha. [Written also coecilian.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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