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slowworm Definition

slow·worm (-wʉrm′)

noun

blindworm

Etymology: altered (by assoc. with slow) < ME slaworme < OE slawyrm < sla-, akin to Norw slo, slowworm, ult. < IE base *(s)lei-, slimy (> lime, Gr leimax, snail) + OE wyrm, worm

Browse dictionary entries near slowworm

  1. ‹ slowpoke
  2. ‹ slowness
  3. ‹ slowly
  4. ‹ slowdown
  5. ‹ slow-witted
  6. ‹ slow virus
  7. ‹ slow time
  8. ‹ slow pitch
  9. ‹ slow oven
  10. ‹ slow-moving
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