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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

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