n. 蚓螈目

[ noun ]
an order of amphibians including caecilians
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Gymnophiona \Gym`no*phi"o*na\ (j[i^]m`n[-o]*f[imac]"[-o]*n[.a]),
n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + 'ofio`neos serpentlike.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An order of Amphibia, having a long, annulated, snakelike
body. See {Ophiomorpha}.


Ophiomorpha \O`phi*o*mor"pha\, n. pl. [NL. See {Ophiomorphous}.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An order of tailless amphibians having a slender, wormlike
body with regular annulations, and usually with minute scales
imbedded in the skin. The limbs are rudimentary or lacking.
It includes the c[ae]cilians. Called also {{Gymnophiona}} and
{{Ophidobatrachia}}.