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caecilian

DEFINITIONS OF: caecilian

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adj of or relating to or belonging to the family Caeciliidae

n any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions

Synonyms:
blindworm
Type of:
amphibian
cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form
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