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SLOWWORM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind
Synonyms:
Anguis fragilis; blindworm; slowworm
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("slowworm" is a kind of...):
anguid lizard (any of a small family of lizards widely distributed in warm areas; all are harmless and useful as destroyers of e.g. slugs and insects)
Holonyms ("slowworm" is a member of...):
Anguis; genus Anguis (type genus of the Anguidae: blindworms)
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