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单词 caecilian
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caecilian

/sɪˈsɪlɪən /
(also coecilian)
noun Zoology
A burrowing worm-like amphibian of a tropical order distinguished by poorly developed eyes and the lack of limbs.
  • Order Gymnophiona (or Apoda): five families.
Some not-so-familiar creatures, like the legless, burrowing caecilians, are also amphibians....
  • Although they are amphibians, caecilians are denizens of the terrestrial underworld.
  • While burrowing, caecilians employ concertina locomotion, lateral undulation, and vermiform locomotion.

Origin

From modern Latin Caecilia (genus name), from Latin caecilia 'slow-worm', + -an.

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