OPHIOMORPHA
\ˈɒfɪˌɒmɔːfə], \ˈɒfɪˌɒmɔːfə], \ˈɒ_f_ɪ__ˌɒ_m_ɔː_f_ə]\
Definitions of OPHIOMORPHA
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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. Called also Gymnophiona and Ophidobatrachia.
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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. Called also Gymnophiona and Ophidobatrachia.
By Noah Webster.
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