How to pronounce caecilian
American English pronunciation
sih-SIL-yun
- IPA
- /sɪˈsɪljən/
- Syllables
- sih · SIL · yun (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
- Also said
- sih-SIL-ee-un
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What caecilian means
A legless, burrowing amphibian that looks like a worm
In a sentence: The caecilian wriggled into the soft soil, looking just like a giant earthworm.
Where it comes from: It comes from Latin and goes back to the word caecus, meaning blind.
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