Caeciliidae
plural noun
Cae·ci·li·idae
ˌsēsəˈlīəˌdē
: a family (type genus Caecilia) of small slender wormlike burrowing amphibians that is coextensive with the order Gymnophiona
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Caecilia, type genus (from Latin caecilía, a lizard, from caecus blind) + -idae; from the small eyes
First Known Use
circa 1875, in the meaning defined above