blindworm

[ blahynd-wurm ]

/ ˈblaɪndˌwɜrm /

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noun

a limbless European lizard, Anguis fragilis, related to the glass lizards.

a caecilian, Ichthyophis glutinosus, of Sri Lanka, that coils around its eggs.

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Origin of blindworm

1425–75; late Middle English; see blind, worm; so called because the eyes are very small

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How to use blindworm in a sentence

Deeply buried in darkness, far from air and light,—do you see yonder the blind worm, as he creeps?
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century|Leo Wiener
The serpent is a species of the ophalian genus anguis, the oveto of the French, and the blind worm of the English.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
Even the line he had made in the dust waggled, and was skewed and crooked like the trail of a blind worm.
Back Home|Irvin S. Cobb
Up to the hour of condemnation, he remained reckless as the wind—unrepenting as the flint—venomous as the blind-worm.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various

The Slow or Blind Worm is also to be found here, as are the other usual forms of reptiles.
The Evolution Of An English Town|Gordon Home

British Dictionary definitions for blindworm

blindworm

/ (ˈblaɪndˌwɜːm) /

noun

another name for slowworm

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