1) Amphibian family 
• (n.) A limbless amphibian belonging to the order Caeciliae or Ophimorpha. See Ophiomorpha.
(from the article `Donatist`) a member of a Christian group in North Africa that broke with the Roman Catholics in 312 over the election of Caecilian as bishop of Carthage; the ... ...his grants of various privileges to the clergy. At that time (313) a division occurred among the African Christians that lasted more than a ... [2 rel...any of the 155 species of the amphibian order Gymnophiona (Apoda).[7 related articles]
[adj] - of or relating to or belonging to the family Caeciliidae 2. [n] - any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona
adjective of or relating to or belonging to the family Caeciliidae
Tropical amphibian of wormlike appearance. There are about 170 species known in the family Caeciliidae, forming the amphibian order Apoda (also known as Caecilia or Gymnophiona). Caecilians have a grooved skin that gives a `segmented` appearance; they have no trace of limbs or pelvis. The body is 20–130 cm/8–50 in long, ...