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monkey slug

monkey slug noun: the larva of the hag moth.

monkey slug: the larva of the hag moth
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Noun

monkey slug (plural monkey slugs)

  1. The larva of the hag moth.

Forms of monkey slug

pluralmonkey slugs

Questions about monkey slug

What does monkey slug mean?
Monkey slug means the larva of the hag moth.
What part of speech is monkey slug?
Monkey slug is a noun.
What is the plural of monkey slug?
The plural of monkey slug is monkey slugs.

Words near monkey slug in the dictionary

  1. monkey run
  2. monkey runs
  3. monkey see, monkey do
  4. monkey show
  5. monkey shows
  6. monkey slug
  7. monkey slugs
  8. monkey spar
  9. monkey spars
  10. monkey spoon
  11. monkey spoons

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