caecilian

From Latin caecus (“blind”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sɪˈsɪlɪən/
• Homophone: Sicilian

caecilian (plural caecilians)

1. Any of a group of burrowing amphibians (order Gymnophiona or Apoda) that resemble earthworms or snakes.
   • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 50:

     Today we have just three major lineages of amphibians - the anurans (frogs and toads), the newts and salamanders, and the worm-like caecilians, all of which can trace their ancestry back to long before the dinosaurs.

• São Paulo caecilian

• Apoda
• Gymnophiona