blindworm

/ˌblaɪn(d)ˈwʌrm/

Other forms: blindworms

Definitions of blindworm

1. noun

   small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind
   synonyms: Anguis fragilis, slowworm

   type of:

   anguid lizard

   any of a small family of lizards widely distributed in warm areas; all are harmless and useful as destroyers of e.g. slugs and insects
2. noun

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

   type of:

   amphibian

   cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form