Slowworm Definition

slōwûrm
noun

Blindworm.

Webster's New World
A limbless lizard (Anguis fragilis) of Europe and western Asia, having a smooth snakelike body and feeding chiefly on slugs.
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Other Word Forms of Slowworm

Noun

Singular:
slowworm
Plural:
slowworms

Origin of Slowworm

  • Alteration (influenced by slow) of Middle English slowurm from Old English slāwyrm slā- earthworm, slowworm wyrm worm worm

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English sloworm (possibly influenced by slow), from Old English slāwyrm. Possibly related to Swedish slå

    From Wiktionary

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