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slowworm |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Slowworm \Slow"worm`\, n. [AS. sl[=a]wyrm; the first part is probably akin to sle['a]n to strike, the reptile being supposed to be very poisonous. See {Slay}, v. t., and {Worm}.] (Zo["o]l.) A lecertilian reptile; the blindworm. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: slowworm n : small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind [syn: {blindworm}, {Anguis fragilis}]
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