| Pronunciation: | | see'sileeun
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- [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
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CAECILIAN is a 9 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | blindworm |
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| | See Also: | | amphibian, Caeciliidae, family Caeciliidae |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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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