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caecilian
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cae·cil·ian  (s-slyn, -sl-n, -sl-)
n.
Any of various legless, burrowing, wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona, of tropical regions.
[From Latin caecilia, a kind of lizard, from caecus, blind (from its small eyes).]
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Noun1.caeciliancaecilian - any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions
blindworm
amphibian - cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form
Caeciliadae, Caeciliidae, family Caeciliadae, family Caeciliidae - coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians
Adj.1.caecilian - of or relating to or belonging to the family Caeciliidae


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