About The Word Blindworm
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Blindworm
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What's The Definition Of Blindworm?
[n] small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind
[n] any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions Synonyms | Synonyms for Blindworm: Anguis fragilis | caecilian | slowworm Related Terms | Find terms related to Blindworm: See Also | amphibian | anguid lizard | Anguis | Caeciliidae | family Caeciliidae | genus Anguis Blindworm In Webster's Dictionary \Blind"worm`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A small, burrowing, snakelike, limbless lizard ({Anguis
fragilis}), with minute eyes, popularly believed to be blind;
the slowworm; -- formerly a name for the adder.
Newts and blindworms do no wrong. --Shak.
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