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semislugs

semislugs is the plural of semislug.

Meaning of semislug

Noun

semislug (plural semislugs)

  1. A land gastropod whose shell is too small to retract into, but not vestigial.
    • This assumption is corroborated by the fact that the proportion of semislugs in the present fauna is low as compared with the proportions of snails and slugs.1999, Russian Journal of Zoology, volume 3, page 408

Questions about semislugs

What is semislugs the plural of?
Semislugs is the plural of semislug.

Words near semislugs in the dictionary

  1. semisimulations
  2. semiskilled
  3. semislave
  4. semislaves
  5. semislug
  6. semislugs
  7. semismart
  8. semismile
  9. semismiles
  10. semismoked
  11. semismooth

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