slowworm
A small Old World lizard, Anguis fragilis, often mistaken for a snake, having no legs…A small Old World lizard, Anguis fragilis, often mistaken for a snake, having no legs and small eyes.
» This isn't a snake, but a slowworm.
Meaning
1 sensesA small Old World lizard, Anguis fragilis, often mistaken for a snake, having no legs and small eyes.
Blindschleiche, Haselwurm, Hartwurm
верете́ницаvereténica
small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind
Examples
2 sentencesThis isn't a snake, but a slowworm.
A slowworm is a limbless lizard, not a snake.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English sloworm (possibly influenced by slow), from Old English slāwyrm (“slowFrom Middle English sloworm (possibly influenced by slow), from Old English slāwyrm (“slow-worm, blindworm”), from *slā, related to Norwegian slo (“slow-worm”), Swedish slå (“slow-worm”) + wyrm (“worm, snake”). Compare Swedish ormslå.
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Forms
plural: slowwormsSynonyms
6 synonyms- small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind:blindwormAnguis fragilis