sea slug

noun

sea slug

See nudibranch
any of various shell-less marine gastropod molluscs, esp those of the order Nudibranchia See nudibranch

sea slug

Any of various colorful marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia, lacking a shell and gills but having fringelike projections that serve as respiratory organs.
Also called nudibranch

First recorded in 1770–80

On the reefs of the Southern Ocean is found a kind of sea-slug termed the Beche-de-mer.

A more beautiful example of a phosphorescent mollusk is presented by a sea-slug called Phyllirho bucephala.

Sea-cucumbers, as they are popularly called, are also known by the name of trepang and sea-slug.

Tall he stood in his garment of black, facing the Great Sea Slug, and lifting on high his hand with the crucifix in it.

To touch him was death, for Great Sea Slug had given him a feast and put upon him the white tapa, emblem of sacredness.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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