a legless lizard of the family Anguidae. It lives in grassy areas and open woodlands from Great Britain and Europe eastward to the Urals and Caspian ... [1 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/110
Slow'worm` noun [ Anglo-Saxon slāwyrm ; the first part is probably akin to sleán to strike, the reptile being supposed to be very poisonous. See Slay , transitive verb , and Worm .] (Zoology) A lecertilian reptile; the blindworm. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/124