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单词 caecilian
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cae•cil•i•an  (sē sil′ē ən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. ReptilesAlso called blindworm. a legless, wormlike tropical amphibian of the order Gymnophiona (formerly Apoda), spending most of its life underground and usually almost blind.

adj. 
  1. Reptilespertaining to or characteristic of a caecilian.
  • Latin caecili(a) blindworm + -an
  • 1875–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
caecilian /siːˈsɪlɪən/ n
  1. any tropical limbless cylindrical amphibian of the order Apoda (or Gymnophiona), resembling earthworms and inhabiting moist soil
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin caecilia a kind of lizard, from caecus blind
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