- slow-worm
- slow-worm ► NOUN ▪ a small snake-like legless lizard that gives birth to live young.ORIGIN Old English, from an unexplained first element + wyrm «snake».
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slow-worm — a small legless lizard, is the dominant current spelling (formerly also sloe worm). The word is unconnected with either sloes (the fruit) or the adjective slow … Modern English usage
slow|worm — «SLOH WURM», noun. = blindworm. (Cf. ↑blindworm) … Useful english dictionary
slow-worm — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms slow worm : singular slow worm plural slow worms a type of lizard that has no legs and looks like a small snake … English dictionary
slow worm — /ˈsloʊ wɜm/ (say sloh werm) noun 1. → blind snake. 2. a European species of limbless lizard, Anguis fragilis; blindworm. Also, slow worm …
slow-worm — n. Blind worm (Anguis fragilis) … New dictionary of synonyms
slow-worm — n. a small European legless lizard, Anguis fragilis, giving birth to live young. Also called BLINDWORM. Etymology: OE sla wyrm: first element of uncert. orig., assim. to SLOW … Useful english dictionary
slow-worm — noun a small snake like legless lizard that gives birth to live young. [Anguis fragilis.] Origin OE slāwyrm, from slā (of uncertain origin) + wyrm snake … English new terms dictionary
slow-worm — noun (C) a small European lizard with no legs, which looks like a small snake … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Peloponnese Slow Worm — Taxobox name = Peloponnese Slow Worm status = NT | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata familia = Anguidae genus = Anguis species = A. cephalonnica binomial = Anguis cephalonnica binomial… … Wikipedia
worm — aga·ve·worm; arrow·worm; cad·dis·worm; car·pen·ter·worm; de·worm; eace·worm; hag·worm; lind·worm; slow·worm; worm; worm·er; worm·ish; worm·less; worm·ling; … English syllables
