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

The number doesn’t include small mammals and low-mobility species often missed by cameras, like the northern flying squirrel, Pacific tree frog, banana slug and coastal giant salamander.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2024

My first came on the Passeig de Gràcia in 1999 with my high school Spanish class, a pan of rice as yellow and wet as a banana slug.

From The Guardian • Mar. 10, 2017

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

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