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

On this day, Boone has brought with him a container filled with the tools of his trade, designed to spark wonder and curiosity: a banana slug puppet, a laminated picture of a salmon, a jar filled with redwood seeds the size of chili pepper flakes.

From Los Angeles Times

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

If P. hermaphrodita were sold and released in Oregon and similar environments, Denver said, there is "strong potential" that the nematodes would infect and kill a range of non-target native species including the iconic Pacific banana slug, dealing a blow to biodiversity and creating other negative ecosystem impacts.

From Science Daily

The pulling by myosin II makes the actin flow toward the center and back of the cells, pushing the cell group forward the way a banana slug moves along the ground, but at a different size scale.

From Science Daily

Kevin and Casey take a ride through San Francisco in Banana Slug — an autonomous vehicle from the self-driving car company Cruise.

From New York Times