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caecilian



cae·ci·lian [ si-ˈsil-yən]



caecilian   
noun
[si-ˈsil-yən]

Definition of caecilian

: any of an order (Gymnophiona) of chiefly tropical burrowing limbless amphibians resembling worms


Other Words from caecilian
caecilian adjective



Recent Examples on the Web


//Reproduction As amphibians, some caecilians lay their eggs in water or moist soil, similar to frog and salamander reproduction.
— Jason Bittel, National Geographic, "Caecilians," 27 June 2019
//Caecilian moms feed young their own skin In a few species of worm-like amphibians called caecilians, babies eat the fatty skin off their mom’s back.
— National Geographic, "Bats regurgitate nectar for their babies—a new discovery," 12 July 2019
//Learn even more about frogs, toads, caecilians, salamanders and newts!
— Staff Report, Houston Chronicle, "Houston Zoo celebrates "Froguary"," 13 Feb. 2018
//Matriphagy is a rare occurrence found among certain spiders and the caecilian, a blind, legless amphibian that lives underground.
— John Kass, Twin Cities, "John Kass: The left’s angry young devour the liberal old," 11 June 2017
//Matriphagy is a rare occurrence found among certain spiders and the caecilian, a blind, legless amphibian that lives underground.
— John Kass, Twin Cities, "John Kass: The left’s angry young devour the liberal old," 11 June 2017
//Matriphagy is a rare occurrence found among certain spiders and the caecilian, a blind, legless amphibian that lives underground.
— John Kass, Twin Cities, "John Kass: The left’s angry young devour the liberal old," 11 June 2017
//Matriphagy is a rare occurrence found among certain spiders and the caecilian, a blind, legless amphibian that lives underground.
— John Kass, Twin Cities, "John Kass: The left’s angry young devour the liberal old," 11 June 2017
//Matriphagy is a rare occurrence found among certain spiders and the caecilian, a blind, legless amphibian that lives underground.
— John Kass, chicagotribune.com, "Political biology on American college campuses: The left's angry young devour the liberal old," 6 June 2017


First Known Use of caecilian

1840, in the meaning defined above



History and Etymology for caecilian

ultimately from Latin caecilia slowworm, from caecus blind



Dictionary Entries near caecilian

caec-

caecal

Caecidae

caecilian

Caeciliidae

Caedmon

Caedmonian