Gymnophiona

3 definitions found

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

  Gymnophiona \Gym`no*phi"o*na\ (j[i^]m`n[-o]*f[imac]"[-o]*n[.a]),
     n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + 'ofio`neos serpentlike.]
     (Zool.)
     An order of Amphibia, having a long, annulated, snakelike
     body. See {Ophiomorpha}.
     [1913 Webster]



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

  Ophiomorpha \O`phi*o*mor"pha\, n. pl. [NL. See {Ophiomorphous}.]
     (Zool.)
     An order of tailless amphibians having a slender, wormlike
     body with regular annulations, and usually with minute scales
     imbedded in the skin. The limbs are rudimentary or lacking.
     It includes the caecilians. Called also {{Gymnophiona}} and
     {{Ophidobatrachia}}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Gymnophiona
       n : an order of amphibians including caecilians [syn: {order
           Gymnophiona}]