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Definition of Ophiomorpha

1. n. pl. An order of tailless amphibians having a slender, wormlike body with regular annulations, and usually with minute scales imbedded in the skin. The limbs are rudimentary or wanting. It includes the cæcilians. Called also Gymnophiona and Ophidobatrachia.

Medical Definition of Ophiomorpha

1. An order of tailless amphibians having a slender, wormlike body with regular annulations, and usually with minute scales imbedded in the skin. The limbs are rudimentary or wanting. It includes the caecilians. Synonym: Gymnophiona and Ophidobatrachia. Origin: NL. See Ophiomorphous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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