mantleslug en · NOUN
Etymology
From mantle + slug, because of the unusually large protective mantle.
Meanings
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Any of several air-breathing land slugs of the genera Philomycus or Pallifera.
Carolina mantleslug (Philomycus carolinianus) was recorded by Pearce, Nielsen and Rogers (1992) at Bad Gully, at the top of the escarpment above Beaver Basin in beech-sugar maple forest.
1994, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan: Draft Environmental Impact, United States National Park Service, page 61:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mantleslugs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |