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slowworm

Pronunciation: /ˈsləʊwɜː(ɹ)m/

The English word “slowworm” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A small Old World lizard, Anguis fragilis, often mistaken for a snake, having no legs and small eyes.

Etymology

From 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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