sea slug
sea slug · sea slugs
Any marine invertebrate with a visual resemblance to terrestrial slugsAny marine invertebrate with a visual resemblance to terrestrial slugs (land slugs).
Meaning
2 sensesAny marine invertebrate with a visual resemblance to terrestrial slugs (land slugs).
Any soft-bodied marine gastropod mollusks of the order Nudibranchia.
More definitions
- any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From sea + slug.From sea + slug.
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Forms
plural: sea slugsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body:nudibranch
Word family
3 related wordsSee also
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