Gymnophiona

Gymnophiona
Gymnophiona Gym`no*phi"o*na (j[i^]m`n[-o]*f[imac]"[-o]*n[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + 'ofio`neos serpentlike.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of Amphibia, having a long, annulated, snakelike body. See {Ophiomorpha}. [1913 Webster]

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