sea slug


noun
  1. a nudibranch.

Origin of sea slug

1
First recorded in 1770–80

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British Dictionary definitions for sea slug

sea slug

noun
  1. any of various shell-less marine gastropod molluscs, esp those of the order Nudibranchia: See nudibranch

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Scientific definitions for sea slug

sea slug

  1. Any of various colorful marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia, lacking a shell and gills but having fringelike projections that serve as respiratory organs. Also called nudibranch

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