caecilian

noun

Etymology: From Latin caecilia + -an, feminine form of Caecilius, from Caeculus + -ius, from caecus + -ulus.

1. Any of a group of burrowing amphibians of the order Gymnophiona that resemble earthworms or snakes.

   “Today we have just three major lineages of amphibians - the anurans (frogs and toads), the newts and salamanders, and the worm-like caecilians, all of which can trace their ancestry back to long before the dinosaurs.”