Definitions for: Caecilian


[n] any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions
[adj] of or relating to or belonging to the family Caeciliidae



Webster (1913) 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.]

Synonyms: blindworm

See Also: amphibian, Caeciliidae, family Caeciliidae

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