blindworm

/ˈblaɪn(d)ˌwʌrm/
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Definitions of blindworm
  1. noun
    small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind
    synonyms: Anguis fragilis, slowworm
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    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
  2. noun
    any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions
    synonyms: caecilian
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    amphibian
    cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form
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