Caecilian Definition

sə-sĭlyən, -sĭlē-ən, -sēl-
noun
Any of an order (Gymnophiona) of legless tropical amphibians resembling worms.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
caecilian
Plural:
caecilians

Origin of Caecilian

  • From Latin caecilia a kind of lizard from caecus blind (from its small eyes)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin caecus (“blind”).

    From Wiktionary

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