banana slug

American  

noun

1. a large, bright yellow, slimy, shell-less mollusk, Ariolimax columbianus, of the northwestern forests of North America: the second largest slug in the world.

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Example Sentences

We are all Sammy, the banana slug from UC Santa Cruz, and Arsenal’s Gunnersaurus the green dinosaur.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2021

The student body rallied behind the banana slug, a taxi cab-yellow mollusk that populates the campus redwood groves.

From US News • Sep. 13, 2016

The school’s popularity blew up in the 90s thanks to a wacky mascot — the banana slug — and a sly mention in Quentin Tarantino’s seminal film Pulp Fiction.

From The Guardian • Apr. 7, 2016

Or a banana slug race at Santa Cruz.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2015

The American Wilderness Experience at Ontario features 70 species of live animals, including roadrunners, bats, sea otters and even a giant yellow banana slug, together with a simulator ride and video and interactive nature displays.

From Time Magazine Archive