blindworm

blind·worm

 (blīnd′wûrm′)

n.

See slowworm.

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[From its small eyes.]

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blindworm

(ˈblaɪndˌwɜːm)

n

(Animals) another name for slowworm

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blind•worm

(ˈblaɪndˌwɜrm)

n.

a limbless European lizard, Anguis fragilis.

[1425–75; so called because the eyes are very small]

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Thesaurus

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

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Translations

blindworm

[ˈblaɪndwɜːm] N → lución m

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