caecilian

名词 n.
/sɪˈsɪlɪən/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.

词形变化

caecilians plural

词源

From Latin caecilia + -an, feminine form of Caecilius, from Caeculus + -ius, from caecus + -ulus.
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