单词 | caecilian |
释义 | caecilian[ see-sil-ee-uhn ] / siˈsɪl i ən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR caecilian ON THESAURUS.COM nounAlso called blindworm. a legless, wormlike tropical amphibian of the order Gymnophiona (formerly Apoda), spending most of its life underground and usually almost blind. adjectivepertaining to or characteristic of a caecilian. Origin of caecilian1875–80; <Latin caecili(a) blindworm + -an Words nearby caeciliancaducity, caducous, Cadwalader, Cadwallader, CAE, caecilian, caecum, Cædmon, Caelian, Caelum, Caen Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for caecilian
British Dictionary definitions for caeciliancaecilian / (siːˈsɪlɪən) / nounany tropical limbless cylindrical amphibian of the order Apoda (or Gymnophiona), resembling earthworms and inhabiting moist soil Word Origin for caecilianC19: from Latin caecilia a kind of lizard, from caecus blind Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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