BLINDWORM


Meaning of BLINDWORM in English

/bluynd"werrm'/ , n.

1. a limbless European lizard, Anguis fragilis, related to the glass lizards.

2. a caecilian, Ichthyophis glutinosus, of Sri Lanka, that coils around its eggs.

[ 1425-75; late ME; see BLIND, WORM; so called because the eyes are very small ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .