slowwormとは

語源

From Middle English sloworm (possibly influenced by slow), from 古期英語 slāwyrm. Possibly related to Swedish slå (“earthworm”)

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈsləʊwɜː(ɹ)m/

名詞

slowworm (複数形 slowworms)

1. A small Old World lizard, Anguis fragilis, often mistaken for a snake, having no legs and small eyes.

同意語

• blindworm

参照

• 2008, Anatoly Liberman, An Analytic Dictionary of English Etymology: An Introduction, pages 196-200