sea slug

noun

a nudibranch.

Words nearby sea slug

sea scorpion, sea scout, sea serpent, sea shanty, sea slater, sea slug, sea snail, sea snake, sea spider, sea squab, sea squill

Origin of sea slug

First recorded in 1770–80

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Examples from the Web for sea slug

Trepang (sea-slug, Holothuria) and shark-fins are sent to the Chinese markets; also mother-of-pearl, wax and gold dust.
A Visit to the Philippine Islands|John Bowring
I understand the sea-slug, which the Indians call balate, is thus captured.
A Visit to the Philippine Islands|John Bowring
A good deal of salt is made, and there is a considerable fishery of trepang (sea-slug) and tortoises for the sake of the shells.
A Visit to the Philippine Islands|John Bowring
A more beautiful example of a phosphorescent mollusk is presented by a sea-slug called Phyllirho bucephala.
Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20)|Various

On the reefs of the Southern Ocean is found a kind of sea-slug termed the Beche-de-mer.
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sea slug

sea slug

noun

any of various shell-less marine gastropod molluscs, esp those of the order NudibranchiaSee nudibranch

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Science definitions for sea slug

sea slug

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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