| ophiomorpha | <zoology> 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 wanting. It includes the caecilians. Synonym: Gymnophiona and Ophidobatrachia. Origin: NL. See Ophiomorphous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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