caecilian

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Etymology

From Latin caecus (“blind”).

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Noun

caecilian (plural caecilians)

  1. Any of a group of burrowing amphibians of the order Gymnophiona that resemble earthworms or snakes.
    • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 50:
      Today we have just three major lineages of amphibians - the anurans (frogs and toads), the newts and salamanders, and the worm-like caecilians, all of which can trace their ancestry back to long before the dinosaurs.

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