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limace

slug

noun lee-MAS Rare
Animals & Nature Insects

Usage Note

Limace refers to the shell-less gastropod mollusc (a slug). In familiar French, calling someone une limace means they are unbearably slow. The related word limaçon (also escargot) refers to the shelled snail; une limace de mer is a nudibranch sea slug.

Examples

"Des limaces ont envahi mon jardin."

Natural Translation

Slugs have invaded my garden.

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