caecilian

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caecilian

/sɪˈsɪliən/ UK

Sounds like Sicilian

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

noun 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.

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noun amphibian

Português	cecília
Français	cécilie, apode
Deutsch	Schleichenlurch, Blindwühle
Italiano	gimnofione
Русский	червя́га červjága, червя́ги červjági
Tiếng Việt	ếch giun

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@misc{caecilian_2026,
  title = {caecilian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caecilian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}