slowworm

n. 慢缺肢蜥

发音

UK /ˈsləʊwɜː(ɹ)m/

词形变化

slowworms 复数 slowworms

别名

slow-worm slow worm

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small Old World lizard, Anguis fragilis, often mistaken for a snake, having no legs and small eyes.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

blindworm

词源

From Middle English sloworm (possibly influenced by slow), from Old English slāwyrm (“slow-worm, blindworm”), from *slā, related to Norwegian slo (“slow-worm”), Swedish slå (“slow-worm”) + wyrm (“worm, snake”). Compare Swedish ormslå.

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