'Coecilian' definitions:
Definition of 'Coecilian'
From: GCIDE
- Coecilian \C[oe]*cil"i*an\, n. (Zool.) See C[ae]cilian. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'coecilian'
From: GCIDE
- Caecilian \C[ae]*cil"i*an\ (?; 106), n. [L. caecus blind. So named from the supposed blindness of the species, the eyes being very minute.] (Zool.) A limbless amphibian belonging to the order C[ae]cili[ae] or Ophimorpha. See Ophiomorpha. [Written also c[oe]cilian.] [1913 Webster]