sea slug

noun

a nudibranch.

Origin of sea slug

First recorded in 1770–80

Words nearby sea slug

seasick, seasickness, seaside, seaside sparrow, sea slater, sea slug, seasnail, sea snake, season, seasonable, seasonal

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Example sentences 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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Scientific 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

单词	sea slug
释义	sea slug noun a nudibranch. Origin of sea slug First recorded in 1770–80 Words nearby sea slug seasick, seasickness, seaside, seaside sparrow, sea slater, sea slug, seasnail, sea snake, season, seasonable, seasonal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific 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 The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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