caecilian
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sɪˈsɪlɪən/
- Homophone: Sicilian
Noun[edit]
caecilian (plural caecilians)
- Any of a group of burrowing amphibians (order Gymnophiona or Apoda) 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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Translations[edit]
amphibian
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