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Definition of Caecilians
1. caecilian [n] - See also: caecilian
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caecilians
Literary usage of Caecilians
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nature by Nature Publishing Group, Norman Lockyer (1879)
"According to this, one might almost believe that such a relation in size is
universal in the embryo caecilians. On the other hand, one might conjecture that ..."
2. Essays Upon Heredity and Kindred Biological Problems by August Weismann (1892)
"Thus the caecilians, tropical worm-like or snake-like amphibians, living underground,
have lost not only the sense of sight, but that of hearing also. ..."
3. The Nasal Organ in Amphibia by George Marsh Higgins (1921)
"Cope (1889) misled by a supposed ethmoid bone in Amphiuma placed the caecilians
with the Urodeles, in which view he was later supported by the ..."
4. Elements of Zoölogy: A Textbook by Sanborn Tenney (1875)
"They are known under the name of Blind-worms or caecilians, a name derived from
the Latin word ... The caecilians vary from one to three feet ..."
5. Methods of Study in Natural History by Louis Agassiz (1864)
"Both are in some respects superior to the Serpents and caecilians, for in them
the head moves freely on the neck, and they creep on short, imperfect legs. ..."
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