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[syn: Gymnophiona, order Gymnophiona]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.]
(Zool.)
An order of Amphibia, having a long, annulated, snakelike
body. See Ophiomorpha.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ophiomorpha \O`phi*o*mor"pha\, n. pl. [NL. See Ophiomorphous.]
(Zool.)
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 caecilians. Called also Gymnophiona and
Ophidobatrachia.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Gymnophiona
n 1: an order of amphibians including caecilians [syn:
Gymnophiona, order Gymnophiona]