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caecilian

/see-sil-ee-uhn/US // siˈsɪl i ən //UK // (siːˈsɪlɪən) //

僖僖

Related Words

toad蟾蜍,蛤蟆,癞蛤蟆,癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉frog青蛙,蛙,青青蛙,蛙类salamander蝾螈,螈,鲵鱼,大鲵hyla斗牛士,斗鸡场,斗牛场,斗牛犬proteus保护神,保护者,保护主义,保护伞caudate尾状,尾状的,尾状物,尾状体newt蝾螈,纽特,蝾螺,蚖虫bullfrog牛蛙,牛虻,牛头蛙,牛角croaker大黄鱼,黄花鱼,黄鱼,大黄蜂polliwog瘜典,瘜肉,瘜敺,瘜冽

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Also called blindworm. a legless, wormlike tropical amphibian of the order Gymnophiona, spending most of its life underground and usually almost blind.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : pertaining to or characteristic of a caecilian.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inamphibian
Synonyms
frog青蛙,蛙,青青蛙,蛙类salamander蝾螈,螈,鲵鱼,大鲵toad蟾蜍,蛤蟆,癞蛤蟆,癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉caudate尾状,尾状的,尾状物,尾状体hyla斗牛士,斗鸡场,斗牛场,斗牛犬newt蝾螈,纽特,蝾螺,蚖虫proteus保护神,保护者,保护主义,保护伞
as infrog
Synonyms
toad蟾蜍,蛤蟆,癞蛤蟆,癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉bullfrog牛蛙,牛虻,牛头蛙,牛角croaker大黄鱼,黄花鱼,黄鱼,大黄蜂polliwog瘜典,瘜肉,瘜敺,瘜冽

Examples

  • This is a group of animals that includes frogs, toads, salamanders and caecilians.

  • Pedro Mailho-Fontana, an evolutionary biologist with the Butantan Institute in São Paulo, has been studying caecilians for several years, and in particular, the glands in their skin.

  • The decision was entirely in favour of Caecilian, and Donatus was found guilty of various ecclesiastical offences.

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