blindworm

blind·worm

B0325200 (blīnd′wûrm′)n. See slowworm.

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[From its small eyes.]

blindworm

(ˈblaɪndˌwɜːm) n (Animals) another name for slowworm

blind•worm

(ˈblaɪndˌwɜrm)

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

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Noun	1.	blindworm - small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blindAnguis fragilis, slowwormanguid 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
	2.	blindworm - any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regionscaecilianamphibian - cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult formCaeciliadae, Caeciliidae, family Caeciliadae, family Caeciliidae - coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians

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