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caecilian

/siːˈsɪl.i.ən/

Traducción: Perteneciente o relativo a las cecilias, un grupo de anfibios ápodos, de cuerpo alargado y vermiforme, propios de regiones tropicales., Sustantivo que designa a un pequeño anfibio alargado, sin patas, excavador y de aspecto vermiforme, perteneciente al orden Gymnophiona, que habita en suelos húmedos de regiones tropicales.

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adjective

/siːˈsɪl.i.ən/formalscientific
  • esPerteneciente o relativo a las cecilias, un grupo de anfibios ápodos, de cuerpo alargado y vermiforme, propios de regiones tropicales.

Relating to or characteristic of caecilians, a group of limbless, worm-like amphibians.

  1. Relating to the Caeciliidae familyC2formal

    Of or pertaining to the family Caeciliidae, which comprises limbless, worm-like amphibians found in tropical regions.

    esperteneciente a los Caeciliidae

    • The caecilian species are often studied for their unique adaptations.
    • Researchers discovered a new caecilian genus in the Amazon rainforest.
    • Caecilian anatomy differs significantly from that of other amphibians.
Formas
  • more caecilian comparative form
  • most caecilian superlative form

noun

/siːˈsɪl.i.ən/C2formalscientific
  • esSustantivo que designa a un pequeño anfibio alargado, sin patas, excavador y de aspecto vermiforme, perteneciente al orden Gymnophiona, que habita en suelos húmedos de regiones tropicales.

A noun referring to a small, slender, limbless, burrowing, wormlike amphibian of the order Gymnophiona, which inhabits moist soil in tropical regions.

  1. Burrowing amphibianC2formal

    A small, slender, limbless, wormlike amphibian that lives in moist soil in tropical regions.

    esAnfibio ápodo

    • The caecilian burrows through the damp earth in search of insects.
    • Unlike most amphibians, caecilians have no limbs and resemble large worms.
    • Researchers discovered a new species of caecilian in the rainforest.
Formas
  • caecilians plural form
  • caecilians' possessive plural form
  • caecilian's possessive singular form