slow-worm
Syllabification: (slow-worm)
Definition of slow-worm
noun
- a small snakelike Eurasian legless lizard that is typically brownish or copper-colored and that gives birth to live young. Also called blindworm.
- Anguis fragilis, family Anguidae
Origin:
Old English slāwyrm, from slā- (of uncertain origin) + wyrm 'snake'