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Gymnophiona
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Gymˊno-phi′o-na
(jĭmˊnō̍-fī′ō̍-nȧ)
, Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr.
γυμνόσ
naked + ὀφιόνεοσ
serpentlike.] (Zool.)
An order of Amphibia, having a long, annulated, snakelike body. See
Ophiomorpha
. Definition 2024
Gymnophiona
Gymnophiona
Translingual
Proper noun
Gymnophiona
- A taxonomic order within the subclass Lissamphibia – the caecilian amphibians.
Synonyms
- (order): Apoda
Hypernyms
- (order): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Amphibia - class; Lissamphibia - subclass
Hyponyms
- (order): Caeciliidae, Ichthyophiidae, Rhinatrematidae, Scolecomorphidae, Uraeotyphlidae - families