释义 |
slow-worm /ˈsləʊwəːm /nounA small snake-like Eurasian legless lizard that is typically brownish or copper-coloured and which gives birth to live young. Also called blindworm.- Anguis fragilis, family Anguidae.
There are also reptiles, like adders or grass snakes, slow-worms and lizards that are prone to fire damage because they cannot get out quickly enough....- Other features that had to be considered were protection of trees, shrubs, slow-worms and grass snakes.
- Ground and rove beetles, centipedes, frogs and toads, slow-worms, hedgehogs and many species of birds all eat significant numbers of slugs.
OriginOld English slāwyrm, from slā- (of uncertain origin) + wyrm 'snake'. |