caecilian, blindworm
(noun) any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions
blindworm, slowworm, Anguis fragilis
(noun) small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind
Source: WordNet® 3.1
blindworm (plural blindworms)
Anguis fragilis (slowworm), a small species of legless lizard.
Source: Wiktionary
Blind"worm`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small, burrowing, snakelike, limbless lizard (Anguis fragilis), with minute eyes, popularly believed to be blind; the slowworm; -- formerly a name for the adder. Newts and blindworms do no wrong. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 March 2025
(noun) magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
