caecilians in English

noun
1
a burrowing wormlike amphibian of a tropical order distinguished by poorly developed eyes and the lack of limbs.
Some not-so-familiar creatures, like the legless, burrowing caecilians , are also amphibians.
noun
    blindworm

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1. But unlike earthworms, which eat rotting vegetation, the caecilians are carnivores.

2. Anurans are more widespread, diverse, and numerous than either salamanders or caecilians

3. Amphibians are a class of cold-blooded vertebrates made up of frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (wormlike animals with poorly developed eyes)

4. With a series of specially commissioned photographs, DK Eyewitness Books: Amphibian takes a close look at the fascinating natural history of these creatures from the bright green, red-eyed tree frogs to dull, burrowing, wormlike caecilians; from startling black and yellow fire salamanders to …