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slowworm

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsləʊwɜː(ɹ)m

Definitions

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

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Examples

“Well, sir, it may be we shall have⟳ some better orations of it anon: well, Ile watch⟳ you as narrowly as ever you were watcht, and Ile play⟳ with you as the nightingale with the slowworme;[…]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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