slowworm

slow·worm

S0484000 (slō′wûrm′)n. A limbless lizard (Anguis fragilis) of Europe and western Asia, having a smooth snakelike body and feeding chiefly on slugs. Also called blindworm.

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[Alteration (influenced by slow) of Middle English slowurm, from Old English slāwyrm : slā-, earthworm, slowworm + wyrm, worm; see worm.]

slowworm

(ˈsləʊˌwɜːm) n (Animals) a Eurasian legless lizard, Anguis fragilis, with a brownish-grey snakelike body: family Anguidae. Also called: blindworm

blind•worm

(ˈblaɪndˌwɜrm)

n. a limbless European lizard, Anguis fragilis. [1425–75; so called because the eyes are very small]

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slowworm - small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blindAnguis fragilis, blindwormanguid lizard - any of a small family of lizards widely distributed in warm areas; all are harmless and useful as destroyers of e.g. slugs and insectsAnguis, genus Anguis - type genus of the Anguidae: blindworms

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