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noun
Anguis fragilis (slowworm), a small species of legless lizard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: caecilian
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: amphibian
noun
small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: slowworm, Anguis fragilis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: anguid lizard
History
Inherited from Middle English blynde worme, equivalent to blind + worm due to its very small eyes. Cognate with Swedish blindorm, blindödla.
