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blindworm

blind·worm

uncommon

noun

1.

small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind

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2.

any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English blynde worme, equivalent to blind + worm due to its very small eyes. Cognate with Swedish blindorm, blindödla.

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