SLOW-WORM


Meaning of SLOW-WORM in English

■ noun a small snake-like legless lizard that gives birth to live young. [ Anguis fragilis .]

Origin

OE slāwyrm , from slā- (of uncertain origin) + wyrm 'snake'.

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