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cæcilian

cæcilian is the obsolete typography of caecilian.

Meaning of caecilian

Noun

caecilian (plural caecilians)

  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.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 50

Forms of cæcilian

pluralcæcilians

Questions about cæcilian

What is cæcilian the obsolete typography of?
Cæcilian is the obsolete typography of caecilian.

Words near cæcilian in the dictionary

  1. Cây Trường II
  2. Cão da Serra de Aires
  3. cæca
  4. cæcal
  5. Cæcile
  6. cæcilian
  7. cæcity
  8. cæcum
  9. cæcums
  10. cælestial
  11. cælestiall

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