Definition of Caeciliidae

1. Noun. Coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians.

Exact synonyms: Caeciliadae, Family Caeciliadae, Family Caeciliidae
Generic synonyms: Amphibian Family
Group relationships: Gymnophiona, Order Gymnophiona
Member holonyms: Blindworm, Caecilian
Derivative terms: Caecilian

Lexicographical Neighbors of Caeciliidae

Caddoan language
Caddos
Caddy
Cade
Caden
Cadence
Cadillac
Cadillacs
Cadiz
Cadmean
Cadmus
Cadra
Cadra cautella
Cadra figulilella
Caeciliadae
Caeciliidae (current term)
Caeden
Caelum
Caen
Caen stone
Caen stones
Caenolestes
Caenolestidae
Caenorhabditis
Caernarfonshire
Caernarvonshire
Caerphilly
Caesalpinia
Caesalpinia bonduc

Literary usage of Caeciliidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Primary Factors of Organic Evolution by Edward Drinker Cope (1904)
"... of legs and feebleness of the remaining pair in the same ; and the extreme reduction of the limbs in Amphiuma, and their total loss in the Caeciliidae. ..."

2. Evolution by Brooklyn Ethical Association (1889)
"... into existence numerous species, genera, and families of other animals that live on them. Among Vertebrata we have families of Batrachia (Caeciliidae); ..."

3. Die Entwicklung der Kontinente und ihrer Lebewelt: Ein Beitrag zur by Theodor Arldt (1907)
"Caecilia (Caeciliidae) 94. Caeciliidae (Apoda, Amph.) 94, ft 110, 129, 139, 140, 181, 218, 239, 277, &, 294, 321, 336, 573, 586. ..."

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