slowworm

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsləʊˌwɜːm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(slō′wûrm′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
slow•worm  (slō′wûrm′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Reptilesblindworm (def. 2).
  • bef. 900; slow + worm; replacing Middle English slowerm, slowurme, Old English slāwerm, slāwyrm, equivalent. to slā- (compare dialect, dialectal Swedish slo, Norwegian slō slowworm) + wyrm worm

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
slowworm / ˈsləʊˌwɜːm/
  1. a Eurasian legless lizard, Anguis fragilis, with a brownish-grey snakelike body: family Anguidae
    Also called: blindworm
'slowworm' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
blindworm

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