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Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from English slow-worm.
Pronunciation
Noun
slorwm m or f (plural slorwmau, not mutable)
- (South Wales) blindworm, slow-worm (Anguis fragilis)
- Synonyms: madfall, neidr ddefaid, pwl-dall
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “slorwm”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies