Associations to the word «Caecilian»

Wiktionary

CAECILIAN, noun. Any of a group of burrowing amphibians (order Gymnophiona or Apoda) that resemble earthworms or snakes.

Dictionary definition

CAECILIAN, noun. Any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions.
CAECILIAN, adjective. Of or relating to or belonging to the family Caeciliidae.

Wise words

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Aldous Huxley