Meanings
nounsea slug (plural sea slugs)
plural sea slugs · alternative sea-slug
- Any marine invertebrate with a visual resemblance to terrestrial slugs (land slugs).
- Any soft-bodied marine gastropod mollusks of the order Nudibranchia.
Synonyms: nudibranch, nudi
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny soft-bodied marine gastropod mollusks of the order Nudibranchia.
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nounany of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 海蛞蝓
- 海蛞蝓 (hǎikuòyú)marine mollusc
Finnish merietana, vapaakiduskotilo
- merietanamarine mollusc
- vapaakiduskotilomollusk of the order Nudibranchia
Japanese ウミウシ
- ウミウシ (umiushi)marine mollusc
Māori rori
- rorimarine mollusc
Polish ślimak morski, nagoskrzelny
- ślimak morskimarine mollusc
- nagoskrzelnymollusk of the order Nudibranchia
Portuguese lesma-do-mar, lesma-marinha
- lesma-do-marmarine mollusc
- lesma-marinhamarine mollusc
Thai ทากทะเล
- ทากทะเล (tâak-tá-lee)marine mollusc
Cite this entry
APA
sea slug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20slug
MLA
“sea slug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20slug. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sea slug,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20slug.
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