caecilian
Also called blindworm. a legless, wormlike tropical amphibian of the order Gymnophiona (formerly Apoda), spending most of its life underground and usually almost blind.
pertaining to or characteristic of a caecilian.
Origin of caecilian
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How to use caecilian in a sentence
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.
Bizarre caecilians may be the only amphibians with venomous bites | Christie Wilcox | July 3, 2020 | Science NewsThe decision was entirely in favour of caecilian, and Donatus was found guilty of various ecclesiastical offences.
British Dictionary definitions for caecilian
/ (siːˈsɪlɪən) /
any tropical limbless cylindrical amphibian of the order Apoda (or Gymnophiona), resembling earthworms and inhabiting moist soil
Origin of caecilian
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