caecilian

(sē sil′ē ən, -sil′yən)

noun

any of an order (Gymnophiona) of legless tropical amphibians resembling worms

Origin: < ModL < L caecilia, kind of lizard < caecus: see cecum

See caecilian in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of various legless, burrowing, wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona, of tropical regions.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin caecilia, a kind of lizard

Origin: , from caecus, blind (from its small eyes)

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