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From mantle + slug, because of the unusually large protective mantle.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
mantleslug
Today it means: Any of several air-breathing land slugs of the genera Philomycus or Pallifera. Full definition →
Today it means: Any of several air-breathing land slugs of the genera Philomycus or Pallifera. Full definition →
From mantle + slug, because of the unusually large protective mantle.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.