slow·worm (sl  wûrm )n. A limbless lizard (Anguis fragilis) of Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa, having a smooth snakelike body and feeding chiefly on slugs. Also called blindworm. [Alteration (influenced by slow) of Middle English slowurm, from Old English sl  wyrm : sl-, earthworm, slowworm + wyrm, worm; see worm.] |
slowworm [ˈsləʊˌwɜːm]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a Eurasian legless lizard, Anguis fragilis, with a brownish-grey snakelike body: family Anguidae Also called blindworm
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| Noun | 1. |  slowworm - small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blindanguid 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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