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PRONUNCIATION OF SEA SLUG

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEA SLUG

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Sea slug is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SEA SLUG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sea slug

Sea slug

Sea slug is a common name which is applied to some marine invertebrates that more or less resemble terrestrial slugs. The name "sea slug" is most often applied to nudibranchs, as well as to a paraphyletic set of other marine gastropods without obvious shells. The name is also applied to some taxa in other phyla, such as the sea cucumbers, which are echinoderms.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEA SLUG

sea rocket
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sea salt
sea scorpion
Sea Scout
sea serpent
sea shanty
sea slater
sea snail
sea snake
sea spider
sea squill
sea squirt
sea steps
sea swallow
sea tangle
sea transport
sea trout

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEA SLUG

banana plug
chug-a-lug
chugalug
earplug
fireplug
glow plug
glug
heater plug
jack plug
lug
phono plug
plug
Rawlplug
roseslug
slug
spark plug
sparking plug
three-pin plug
two-pin plug
unplug

Synonyms and antonyms of sea slug in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sea slug» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEA SLUG

Find out the translation of sea slug to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sea slug from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sea slug» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

海蛞蝓
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

babosa de mar
570 millions of speakers

English

sea slug
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समुद्र स्लग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سبيكة البحر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

море пули
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lesma do mar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমুদ্র স্লাগ্
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

limace de mer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Slug laut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Meeresschnecke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウミウシ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바다 슬러그
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Slug segara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sên biển
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடல் ஸ்லக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समुद्र सपाट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Deniz salyangozu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lumaca di mare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

morski ślimak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

море кулі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

melc de mare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θαλάσσιος γυμνοσάλιαγκας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

see slak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sea ​​slug
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sea ​​slug
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sea slug

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEA SLUG»

The term «sea slug» is regularly used and occupies the 76.163 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEA SLUG» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sea slug

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEA SLUG»

Discover the use of sea slug in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sea slug and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Rifleman - sea slug
This twenty-two volume set presents the appearance and behavior of thousands of species of animals along with species population and prospects for survival in a arranged alphabetically and easy-to-read format.
‎2002
2
"Rise, Ye Sea Slugs!": A Theme from In Praise of Old Haiku, ...
A large pb over a million characters in length. The text is 11 pt, ftnotes, 10 pt. It includes approx. 650 Japanese poems in 12 pt Japanese font, with a 10.5 pt romanization and 9 pt gloss.
Robin D. Gill, 2003
3
My Sister's A Sea Slug
Join Eppie and Zeke as they get sucked down the plughole and into a brand-new adventure.
Gretel Killeen, 2012
4
The Sea Slug: Nudibranchs
Introduces sea slugs, including information on their physical characteristics, diet, and life cycle.
Miriam J. Gross, 2006
5
Healing Psychiatry
famous neuroscientific experiments conducted by Kandel on the sea slug Aplysia , which revealed that gene expression and testable nerve cell functions can be changed by the sea slug's experiences in its environment and its remarkable ...
David H. Brendel, 2006
6
The Chinese Cookbook
Of all the foods that grace the Chinese table, there is probably none that will appeal less to the Western palate than the one known in English as “sea slug” or “sea cucumber” and in French as bêche de mer. It is a black-colored sea creature  ...
Craig Claiborne, Virginia Lee, 2011
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Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime: The Oceans' Oddest Creatures and ...
They maybe similar in color to their bodies or hued in contrast, such as a species whose white body is covered with spiked gills offlaming orange or a pink sea slug that is ornamented with white gills resembling a porcupine's quills.
Ellen Prager, 2011
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The Early Development of Guided Weapons in the United ...
SEA SLUG The origins of Sea Slug, a naval ship-to-air weapon, can be traced back to the 'GAP' work initiated during the war. This was one of the first bodies to undertake active research on guided weapons, its activities are described in more ...
Stephen Robert Twigge, 1993
9
Down in the sea: The sea slug
Describes some of the more than three thousand types of sea slugs, their habitats, eating habits, how they reproduce, and how they protect themselves from enemies.
L. Patricia Kite, 1994
10
Learning: The Science Inside
A lot of what scientists know about the molecules involved in learning come from studies of Aplysia californica, or the California sea slug. This slug is an example of a model organism, or animal that scientists use to study basic processes that ...
Neir Eshel, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEA SLUG»

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The adorable science behind the “sea bunny”
These little sea creatures, affectionately dubbed “sea bunnies” have recently become social media celebrities. They're actually sea slugs, and belong to the wild ... «Treehugger, Jul 15»
2
This sea slug looks exactly like an adorable bunny
... one of the cutest underwater creatures of all time and make it internet famous. Meet the Jorunna parva, a sea slug that looks just like a fluffy little bunny. «Geek, Jul 15»
3
Giant Purple Sea Slugs Appearing On Northern California Beaches …
Just recently, small armies of giant purple sea slugs turned up on the shores of Oakland, Alameda and Richmond beaches in Northern California. Dozens of ... «Tech Times, Jun 15»
4
Dead Sea Slugs On Beaches Near San Francisco Often Mistaken …
An unusual number of sea slugs have been washing up this spring on beaches along the eastern shores of San Francisco Bay in California, reports say. «International Business Times, Jun 15»
5
Purple Sea Slugs Surprise Beachgoers in Northern California
This was a different kind of purple haze — instead of kissing the sky, dozens of sea slugs washed ashore in California, spreading purple ink on several beaches. «ABC News, Jun 15»
6
Top 10 New Species: Cartwheeling Spider, Psychedelic Sea Slug
Top 10 New Species: Cartwheeling Spider, Psychedelic Sea Slug. The world's most fascinating plants and animals of 2014 also include a giant stick insect and ... «National Geographic, May 15»
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Sea slug provides new way of analysing brain data
Dr Mark Humphries, a Medical Research Council Fellow at Manchester's Faculty of Life Sciences, explains why they used sea slugs: “What happens in the brain ... «The University of Manchester, Mar 15»
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This sea slug steals genes from algae so it can photosynthesize like …
Scientists have confirmed for the first time that one extraordinary species of sea slug 'steals' genes from the algae it eats, which enables it to photosynthesize like ... «Inhabitat, Feb 15»
9
Sea Slug Uses Gene from Algae to Live Like a Plant
A gene that comes from the algae it eats has been found on the chromosome of a green sea slug, a discovery that paints a clearer picture for researchers of how ... «Discovery News, Feb 15»
10
Warming Ocean Is Pretty Great, If You're a Sea Slug
Warming ocean temperatures off the coast of northern California, for example, have triggered a population explosion of bright pink, inch-long sea slugs in tide ... «Discovery News, Jan 15»

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