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单词 caecilian
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caecilian

[ see-sil-ee-uhn ]
/ siˈsɪl i ən /
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noun

Also called blindworm. a legless, wormlike tropical amphibian of the order Gymnophiona (formerly Apoda), spending most of its life underground and usually almost blind.

adjective

pertaining to or characteristic of a caecilian.

Origin of caecilian

1875–80; <Latin caecili(a) blindworm + -an

Words nearby caecilian

caducity, caducous, Cadwalader, Cadwallader, CAE, caecilian, caecum, Cædmon, Caelian, Caelum, Caen
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Example sentences from the Web for caecilian

  • The decision was entirely in favour of Caecilian, and Donatus was found guilty of various ecclesiastical offences.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for caecilian

caecilian
/ (siːˈsɪlɪən) /

noun

any tropical limbless cylindrical amphibian of the order Apoda (or Gymnophiona), resembling earthworms and inhabiting moist soil

Word Origin for caecilian

C19: 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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