Caecilian

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Caecilian \C[ae]*cil"i*an\ (?; 106), n. [L. caecus blind. So
     named from the supposed blindness of the species, the eyes
     being very minute.] (Zool.)
     A limbless amphibian belonging to the order {C[ae]cili[ae]}
     or {Ophimorpha}. See {Ophiomorpha}. [Written also
     {c[oe]cilian}.]


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  caecilian
       adj : of or relating to or belonging to the family Caeciliidae
       n : any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike
           amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil
           in tropical regions [syn: {blindworm}]