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



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