Meaning of caecilian | Babel Free

Definitions

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

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“Today we have just three major lineages of amphibians - the anurans (frogs and toads), the newts and salamanders, and the worm-like caecilians, all of which can trace their ancestry back to long before the dinosaurs.”

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