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Noun: slowworm  'slow,wurm
  1. Small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind
    "The slowworm is actually a lizard, not a snake";
    - blindworm, Anguis fragilis

Derived forms: slowworms

Type of: anguid lizard

Part of: Anguis, genus Anguis

Encyclopedia: Slowworm