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noun
Any of a group of burrowing amphibians of the order Gymnophiona that resemble earthworms or snakes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
of or relating to or belonging to the family Caeciliidae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: blindworm
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: amphibian
History
From Latin caecilia + -an, feminine form of Caecilius, from Caeculus + -ius, from caecus + -ulus.
Across languages
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