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SLOWWORM
blindworm, slowworm, Anguis fragilis
(noun) small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
slowworm (plural slowworms)
A small Old World lizard, Anguis fragilis, often mistaken for a snake, having no legs and small eyes.
Synonym: blindworm
Hypernym: lizard
Source: Wiktionary
Slow"worm`, n. Etym: [AS. slawyrm; the first part is probably akin to sleán to strike, the reptile being supposed to be very poisonous. See Slay, v. t., and Worm.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A lecertilian reptile; the blindworm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
16 November 2024
LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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