Caeciliidae

plural noun

Cae·​ci·​li·​idae

ˌsēsəˈlīəˌdē

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

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

circa 1875, in the meaning defined above

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