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Caeciliidae

plural noun
Cae·​ci·​li·​idae | \ ˌsēsəˈlīəˌdē\

Definition of Caeciliidae

: a family (type genus Caecilia) of small slender wormlike burrowing amphibians that is coextensive with the order Gymnophiona

First Known Use of Caeciliidae

circa 1875, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Caeciliidae

New Latin, from Caecilia, type genus (from Latin caecilía, a lizard, from caecus blind) + -idae; from the small eyes

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