slug
noun/slʌɡ/
Frequency rank: #9,494 most common English word
Meaning
A small, soft-bodied creature similar to a snail but without a shell.
Example sentence
He found slug crawling slowly across the wet garden path.
Synonyms & related words
- gastropod
- mollusk
- snail
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