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Meaning of CAECILIAN

Pronunciation:  see'sileeun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions
  2. [adj]  of or relating to or belonging to the family Caeciliidae
 
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 Synonyms: blindworm
 
 See Also: amphibian, Caeciliidae, family Caeciliidae

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\C[ae]*cil"i*an\ (?; 106), n. [L. caecus blind. So
named from the supposed blindness of the species, the eyes
being very minute.] (Zo["o]l.)
A limbless amphibian belonging to the order {C[ae]cili[ae]}
or {Ophimorpha}. See {Ophiomorpha}. [Written also
{c[oe]cilian}.]
 

 

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