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Slowworm vs Blindworm - What's the difference?

slowworm | blindworm | Synonyms |

Blindworm is a synonym of slowworm.



As nouns the difference between slowworm and blindworm

is that slowworm is a small Old World lizard, Anguis fragilis, often mistaken for a snake, having no legs and small eyes while blindworm is the slowworm.

slowworm

English

(wikipedia slowworm)

Alternative forms

* slow worm, slow-worm

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small Old World lizard, Anguis fragilis , often mistaken for a snake, having no legs and small eyes.

    • Synonyms

    * blindworm

    References

    * 2008 , Anatoly Liberman, An Analytic Dictionary of English Etymology: An Introduction , pages 196-200

    blindworm

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the slowworm