Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of the slimy slug-like larvæ of the saw-flies of the genus Selandria and allied genera; specifically, the larva of S. cerasi.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any caterpillar which has the general appearance of a slug, as do those of certain moths belonging to Limacodes and allied genera, and those of certain sawflies.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any
caterpillar which has the generalappearance of aslug .
Etymologies
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slug + worm
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