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black slug

black slug noun: an omnivorous slug found in Europe and the Pacific Northwest, Arion ater, not always black, despite the name.

black slug: an omnivorous slug found in Europe and the Pacific Northwest, Arion ater, not always black, despite...
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Noun

black slug (plural black slugs)

  1. An omnivorous slug found in Europe and the Pacific Northwest, Arion ater, not always black, despite the name.

Forms of black slug

pluralblack slugs

Questions about black slug

What does black slug mean?
Black slug means an omnivorous slug found in Europe and the Pacific Northwest, Arion ater, not always black, despite the name.
What part of speech is black slug?
Black slug is a noun.
What is the plural of black slug?
The plural of black slug is black slugs.

Words near black slug in the dictionary

  1. black silver
  2. black site
  3. black sites
  4. black skimmer
  5. black skimmers
  6. black slug
  7. black slugs
  8. black smoke
  9. black smoker
  10. black smokers
  11. black smokes

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