slow-worm
noun/ˈsləʊ wɜːm/
/ˈsləʊ wɜːrm/
(also blindworm)
- a small European reptile with no legs, like a snakeWord OriginOld English slāwyrm, from slā- (of uncertain origin) + wyrm ‘snake’.
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