caecilian

معنی فارسی

سسيلين

/sē sil´ē ǝn, -sil´yǝn/n.

● (جانورشناسی) سسیلین (دوزیستیان بی‌دست و پای نواحی حاره که شبیه کرم هستند: از راسته‌ی Gymnophiona)

ریشه

From Latin 'caecus' meaning 'blind', referring to the reduced eyesight of these creatures.

مثال

The caecilian is a fascinating creature that spends most of its life underground.
Despite its appearance, the caecilian is not a worm but an amphibian.
The caecilian's eyes are covered by skin or bone, making it nearly blind.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Burrowing caecilian Tropical caecilian Blind caecilian

adjective

any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions
of or relating to or belonging to the family Caeciliidae “Pertains to noun: family Caeciliidae”