sea slug

noun

1
: sea cucumber
2
: a naked marine gastropod
specifically : nudibranch

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Maybe towards the weirder side of, like, Chinese cuisine with, like…sea slugs and clams. — Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025 The sea slug’s body is made up of a large gelatinous hood and paddle-like tail. — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 13 Nov. 2024 Researchers have discovered a new species of glowing sea slug deep in the ocean’s midnight zone. — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 13 Nov. 2024 This analysis showed the creature was a new species that belonged to a previously unknown family of nudibranch, or sea slug. — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sea slug

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1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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sea slug

noun
1
: sea cucumber
2
: any of several marine mollusks that have no shell

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