SLOWWORM


Meaning of SLOWWORM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌwərm ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English sloworm, from Old English slāwyrm, from slā- (akin to Swedish slå earthworm) + wyrm worm

Date: before 12th century

: a burrowing limbless European lizard ( Anguis fragilis ) with small eyes — called also blindworm

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