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caecilian

cae·ci·lian

UK/sɪˈsɪliən/ uncommon
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of or relating to or belonging to the family Caeciliidae

noun

1.

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

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Origin

From Latin caecilia + -an, feminine form of Caecilius, from Caeculus + -ius, from caecus + -ulus.

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