caecilian
cae·ci·lian
noun \si-ˈsil-yən, -ˈsēl-, -ˈsi-lē-ən\Definition of CAECILIAN
: any of an order (Gymnophiona) of chiefly tropical burrowing limbless amphibians resembling worms
— caecilian adjective
Origin of CAECILIAN
ultimately from Latin caecilia slowworm, from caecus blind
First Known Use: circa 1879
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