SLOW-WORM Meaning of SLOW-WORM in English ■ noun a small snake-like legless lizard that gives birth to live young. [ Anguis fragilis .]OriginOE slāwyrm , from slā- (of uncertain origin) + wyrm 'snake'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004