What's the difference between blindworm and slowworm?

Blindworm


Definition:

  • (n.) A small, burrowing, snakelike, limbless lizard (Anguis fragilis), with minute eyes, popularly believed to be blind; the slowworm; -- formerly a name for the adder.

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Slowworm


Definition:

  • (v. t.) A lecertilian reptile; the blindworm.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) And they are great for wildlife, encouraging mosses, lichens, birds, toads, newts and slowworms to set up home.

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