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View synonyms for caecilian
caecilian
[ see-sil-ee-uhn ]
noun
- Also called blindworm. a legless, wormlike tropical amphibian of the order Gymnophiona (formerly Apoda), spending most of its life underground and usually almost blind.
adjective
- pertaining to or characteristic of a caecilian.
caecilian
/ siːˈsɪlɪən /
noun
- any tropical limbless cylindrical amphibian of the order Apoda (or Gymnophiona ), resembling earthworms and inhabiting moist soil
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Word History and Origins
Origin of caecilian1
1875–80; < Latin caecili ( a ) blindworm + -an
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Word History and Origins
Origin of caecilian1
C19: from Latin caecilia a kind of lizard, from caecus blind
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Example Sentences
This is a group of animals that includes frogs, toads, salamanders and caecilians.
Pedro Mailho-Fontana, an evolutionary biologist with the Butantan Institute in São Paulo, has been studying caecilians for several years, and in particular, the glands in their skin.
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The decision was entirely in favour of Caecilian, and Donatus was found guilty of various ecclesiastical offences.
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