\O`phi*o*mor"pha\, n. pl. [NL. See {Ophiomorphous}.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An order of tailless amphibians having a slender, wormlike
body with regular annulations, and usually with minute scales
imbedded in the skin. The limbs are rudimentary or wanting.
It includes the c[ae]cilians. Called also {Gymnophiona} and
{Ophidobatrachia}.