English

Alternative forms

• slow worm, slow-worm

Noun

slowworm ‎(plural slowworms)

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

Synonyms

• blindworm

Translations

References

• 2008, Anatoly Liberman, An Analytic Dictionary of English Etymology: An Introduction, pages 196-200