"semislug" meaning in English

See semislug in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: semislugs [plural]
Etymology: From semi- + slug. Etymology templates: {{af|en|semi-|slug}} semi- + slug Head templates: {{en-noun}} semislug (plural semislugs)
  1. A land gastropod whose shell is too small to retract into, but not vestigial. Categories (lifeform): Gastropods

Inflected forms

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