Phrase Hound found 46 phrases and 36 compound words that contain slug. The most common are listed below. Open slug in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 46
- sea slugAny marine invertebrate with a visual resemblance to terrestrial slugs (land slugs).
- black slugAn omnivorous slug found in Europe and the Pacific Northwest, Arion ater, not always black, despite the name.
- leopard slugLimax maximus, a large slug whose coloration resembles that of a leopard's fur.
- banana slugAny North American species of terrestrial slug in the genus Ariolimax, some of which resemble bananas in colour.
- land slugA terrestrial slug.
- sand slugA species of predatory sea slug with an internal shell; Philine aperta.
- cherry slugSynonym of pear slug: The larva of the sawfly Caliroa cerasi, a major pest of fruit trees.
- ghost slugSelenochlamys ysbryda, a predatory air-breathing land slug.
- monkey slugThe larva of the hag moth.
- pear slugThe larva of the sawfly Caliroa cerasi, a major pest of fruit trees.
- road slugA kind of slug (locomotive accessory) intended to serve as part of a regular locomotive consist for road haulage.
- slug bugpunch buggy
- slug caterpillarThe caterpillar of the slug moth.
- slug lineA line of abbreviated text at the beginning of each scene in a screenplay that describes the location and time of day.
- slug linesplural of slug line: A line of abbreviated text at the beginning of each scene in a screenplay that describes the location and time of day.
- yard slugA slug (locomotive accessory) designed for switching; it has a low body, and no cab, in order to allow an engineer or driver in a powered unit to the rear to see past it.
- yellow slugLimax flavus (syn. Limacus flavus), a species of air-breathing land slug with a yellow body.
- slug snailAn air-breathing land slug of the United States, of species Binneya notabilis.
- slug mothAny moth of the family Limacodidae.
- pancake slugThe slug Veronicella sloanii.
- slug slimeSlime produced by slugs.
- slug mothsplural of slug moth: Any moth of the family Limacodidae.
- lettuce sea slugA species of large sacoglossan sea slug, Elysia crispata, ranging in colours from green, blue, or very pale with red lines or yellow lines.
- red triangle slugTriboniophorus graeffei, a large air-breathing land slug in the family Athoracophoridae.
- variable neon slugA species of dorid nudibranch, Nembrotha kubaryana, occurring in the tropical Western Indo-Pacific.
Compound words 36
- slugfestA baseball game in which many runs are scored, especially by home runs.
- sluggyResembling or characteristic of a slug (gastropod mollusk).
- slugabedA lazy person who lies in bed after the usual time for getting up; a sluggard.
- preslugA substance injected into water contaminated with oil to facilitate the subsequent process of recovering the oil from the water.
- slugicideA substance that kills slugs.
- sluggosA type of men's swimming briefs where the bulge of the genitals is noticeable.
- slugthrowerA firearm that fires bullets.
- mantleslugAny of several air-breathing land slugs of the genera Philomycus or Pallifera.
- semislugA land gastropod whose shell is too small to retract into, but not vestigial.
- slugifyTo transform (a text string) into a slug (resource name), such as "Paris, France" into "paris-france".