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limax — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • slug noun A soft-bodied, shell-less land mollusk related to the snail.

Senses

limax is used for these senses in English:

  • slug Any of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell. [from early 18th c.]

slug — full definition

  1. noun A soft-bodied, shell-less land mollusk related to the snail.
  2. noun A lazy, slow-moving person.
  3. noun A bullet, or a solid metal projectile fired from a gun.
  4. noun The short identifying phrase used at the end of a web address, or the working title editors give to a news story.
  5. verb To hit someone hard, usually with a fist.