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Definition of Caeciliidae
1. Noun. Coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians.
Generic synonyms: Amphibian Family
Group relationships: Gymnophiona, Order Gymnophiona
Member holonyms: Blindworm, Caecilian
Derivative terms: Caecilian
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caeciliidae
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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