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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One of the slimy slug-like larvæ of the saw-flies of the genus Selandria and allied genera; specifically, the larva of S. cerasi.
Wiktionary
- n. Any caterpillar which has the general appearance of a slug.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (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.
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- slug + worm (Wiktionary)
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