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Definition of Caecilians

Caecilian
Caecilian C[ae]*cil"i*an (?; 106), n. [L. caecus blind. So named from the supposed blindness of the species, the eyes being very minute.] (Zo["o]l.) A limbless amphibian belonging to the order C[ae]cili[ae] or Ophimorpha. See Ophiomorpha. [Written also c[oe]cilian.]

Meaning of Caecilians from wikipedia

- streambeds, and this cryptic lifestyle renders caecilians among the least familiar amphibians. Modern caecilians live in the tropics of South and Central America...
- morphḗ, 'form') are a family of caecilians also known as tropical caecilians, buried-e**** caecilians, or African caecilians. They are found in Cameroon in...
- Gymnophiona (caecilians and relatives): Late Tri****ic to present—215 current species in 10 families. The name Apoda is also sometimes used for caecilians. Allocaudata†...
- Rhinatrematidae is a family of caecilians, also known as the Neotropical tailed caecilians, American tailed caecilians. or beaked caecilians. They are found in the...
- Caeciliidae is the family of common caecilians. They are found in Central and South America. Like other caecilians, they superficially resemble worms or...
- Asiatic tailed caecilians or fish caecilians found in South and Southeast Asia as well as southernmost China. They are primitive caecilians, lacking many...
- Caecilianism or Caecilianists may refer to: the party of Caecili**** during the 4th-century Donatist schism Cecilian Movement, 19th-century church music...
- relatively small sized caecilians ranging from 23 centimetres (9.1 in) to 35 centimetres (14 in) in length. Unlike the more 'advanced' caecilians, members of this...
- limbless caecilians and their extinct relatives). Salientians and caudatans are likely more closely related to each other than to caecilians. The name...
- only known lungless caecilian. A. eiselti is the largest tetrapod to lack lungs, double the size of the next largest. Caecilians such as Atretochoana...