noun · rare

caecilian

caecilian · caecilians

червяга, червяги

Schleichenlurch, Blindwühle

Any of a group of burrowing amphibians of the order Gymnophiona that resemble…Any of a group of burrowing amphibians of the order Gymnophiona that resemble earthworms or snakes.

/sɪˈsɪliən/

Meaning

1 senses

Any of a group of burrowing amphibians of the order Gymnophiona that resemble earthworms or snakes.
Schleichenlurch, Blindwühle
червя́гаčervjága, червя́гиčervjági
any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions

Translations

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amphibian:

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Origin

From Latin caecilia + -an, feminine form of Caecilius, from Caeculus + -ius, from caecus +

From Latin caecilia + -an, feminine form of Caecilius, from Caeculus + -ius, from caecus + -ulus.

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Forms

plural: caecilians

Singular	caecilian
Plural	caecilians

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Synonyms

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Close in meaning

any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions:blindworm