semislug

English

noun

Definitions

A land gastropod whose shell is too small to retract into, but not vestigial.

Etymology

Affix from English slug (lie idle, move slowly sluggishly).

Origin

English

slug

Gloss

lie idle, move slowly sluggishly

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Cognates and derived terms

aslug English
forslug English
outslug English
preslug English
slug English
slugabed English
slugabug English
slugfest English
slugger English
sluggish English
sluggos English
sluggy English
slugless English
sluglike English
slugthrower English
slugworm English
slugge Middle English