slug
/slʌɡ/ noun B2- Any of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.
- A bullet or other projectile fired from a firearm; in modern usage, generally refers to a shotgun slug.
- A solid block or piece of roughly shaped metal.
- A counterfeit coin, especially one used to steal from vending machines.
- A shot of a drink, usually alcoholic.
- A title, name or header, a catchline, a short phrase or title to indicate the content of a newspaper or magazine story for editing use.
- A discrete mass of a material that moves as a unit, usually through another material.
- A motile pseudoplasmodium formed by amoebae working together.
Plural slugs
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In fact, of the twenty rose-trees which formed the parterre, not one bore the mark of the slug, nor were there evidences anywhere of the clustering aphis which is so destructive to plants growing in a damp soil.
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