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Gymnophiona — noun an order of amphibians including caecilians • Syn: ↑order Gymnophiona • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑amphibia, ↑class Amphibia • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Gymnophiona — ▪ amphibian Introduction also called Apoda one of the three major extant orders of the class Amphibia. Its members are known as caecilians (caecilian), a name derived from the Latin word caecus, meaning “sightless” or “blind.” The majority of… … Universalium
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}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gymnophiona — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
animal order — noun the order of animals • Hypernyms: ↑order • Hyponyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales, ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales, ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order … Useful english dictionary
amphibian — /am fib ee euhn/, n. 1. any cold blooded vertebrate of the class Amphibia, comprising frogs and toads, newts and salamanders, and caecilians, the larvae being typically aquatic, breathing by gills, and the adults being typically semiterrestrial,… … Universalium
Caecilian — This article is about an order of amphibians. For the bishop of Carthage, see Caecilianus. Caecilians Temporal range: 170–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Amphibian — taxobox name=Amphibians or amphibia fossil range= Late Devonian Recent image width = 300px image caption = Western Spadefoot Toad, Spea hammondii regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata superclassis = Tetrapoda classis =… … Wikipedia
Caeciliidae — noun coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians • Syn: ↑family Caeciliidae, ↑Caeciliadae, ↑family Caeciliadae • Derivationally related forms: ↑caecilian • Hypernyms: ↑amphibian family … Useful english dictionary
List of amphibians of India — This is an index to the amphibians found in India. The amphibians of India show a high level of endemism.Daniels, R. J. R. (2001) Endemic fishes of the Western Ghats and the Satpura hypothesis. Current Science 81(3):240 244 [http://www.iisc.ernet … Wikipedia
