单词 | yellow slug |
释义 | > as lemmasyellow slug yellow slug n. a mottled yellow and grey slug, Limax flavus, native to temperate Europe, typically found in human dwellings and gardens.Also called cellar slug. ΚΠ 1777 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (ed. 4, octavo) IV. vi. 41 [Limax] Flavus. Yellow [Slug] ..of an amber color, marked with white. 1828 W. Cobbett in London & Paris Observer 19 Oct. 671/1 The great black slug and the yellow slug live chiefly upon worms, and do not touch plants of any kind. 1971 Countryman Summer 187/1 This is probably a yellow slug, Limax flavus,..which lives in and around houses, cellars and old garden walls. 2006 Sunday Times (Nexis) 22 Oct. 11 Yellow slugs in Northamptonshire are reproducing three months early because warm weather has confused them. < as lemmas |
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