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Elysia, the sea slug, being flat and green, looks like a living leaf.
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Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2012
For example, kahalalide F—a compound that was isolated from a sea slug and that is being tested against cancers and psoriasis—is created synthetically from DSI.
—Olive Heffernan, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2022
Seventeen new species of sea slug have been added to the nudibranch family tree courtesy of efforts from a group of researchers at the California Academy of Sciences.
—Alison Mackey, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2018
Jake’s disaffected teen son befriends a lonely tulkun, a whale analogue that more closely resembles a giant sea slug.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2022
The Cal Academy team focuses on a sea slug genus called Hypselodoris.
—Alison Mackey, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2018
With over 3,000 different species on record, the nudibranch is an extremely versatile kind of sea slug.
—Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2022
And why does the embryo of a marine organism like a sea slug develop differently from that of a sea urchin?
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2022
On a beach vacation, a venomous sea slug probably isn’t high on your must-see list.
—Megan Marples, CNN, 8 Apr. 2022
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Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2012
For example, kahalalide F—a compound that was isolated from a sea slug and that is being tested against cancers and psoriasis—is created synthetically from DSI.
—Olive Heffernan, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2022
Seventeen new species of sea slug have been added to the nudibranch family tree courtesy of efforts from a group of researchers at the California Academy of Sciences.
—Alison Mackey, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2018
Jake’s disaffected teen son befriends a lonely tulkun, a whale analogue that more closely resembles a giant sea slug.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2022
The Cal Academy team focuses on a sea slug genus called Hypselodoris.
—Alison Mackey, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2018
With over 3,000 different species on record, the nudibranch is an extremely versatile kind of sea slug.
—Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2022
And why does the embryo of a marine organism like a sea slug develop differently from that of a sea urchin?
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2022
On a beach vacation, a venomous sea slug probably isn’t high on your must-see list.
—Megan Marples, CNN, 8 Apr. 2022
See More
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Word History
First Known Use
1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Sea slug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20slug. Accessed 28 Mar. 2023.
Kids Definition
sea slug
noun1
2
: any of several marine mollusks that have no shell
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