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Anguis fragilis
(redirected from Slow Worm)

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Noun1.Anguis fragilis - small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyesAnguis fragilis - small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind
anguid 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 insects
Anguis, genus Anguis - type genus of the Anguidae: blindworms


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