Meanings
plural caecilians
- Any of a group of burrowing amphibians of the order Gymnophiona that resemble earthworms or snakes.
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.
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 50
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Translations
Dutch wormsalamander
- wormsalamanderamphibian
Estonian siugkonnaline, pimeliklane
- siugkonnalineamphibian
- pimeliklaneamphibian
French cécilie, apode
- cécilieamphibian
- apodeamphibian
German Schleichenlurch, Blindwühle
- Schleichenlurchamphibian
- Blindwühleamphibian
Italian gimnofione
- gimnofioneamphibian
Portuguese cecília
- cecíliaamphibian
Russian червя́га, червя́ги
- червя́га (červjága)amphibian
- червя́ги (červjági)amphibian
Swedish maskgroddjur
- maskgroddjuramphibian
Vietnamese ếch giun
- ếch giunamphibian
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
caecilian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caecilian
“caecilian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caecilian. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caecilian,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caecilian.
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