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A limbless amphibian belonging to the order Caeciliae or Ophimorpha. See Ophiomorpha.

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  1. n. A limbless amphibian belonging to the order Caeciliae or Ophimorpha. See Ophiomorpha.
  2. adj. of or relating to or belonging to the family Caeciliidae
  3. n. any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions
  4. A limbless amphibian belonging to the order Cæciliæ or Ophimorpha. See Ophiomorpha. [Written also coecilian.]
  5. A limbless amphibian belonging to the order Cæciliæ orOphimorpha. See Ophiomorpha. [Written also coecilian.]
  6. n any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions a of or relating to or belonging to the family Caeciliidae