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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several large slugs of the genus Ariolimax, especially A. columbianus of northern California and the Pacific Northwest, ranging in color from black to white but often having a bright yellow body with black spots.
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yarb commented on the word banana slug
A creature of manifold delights.
April 27, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word banana slug
Archie McPhee sold a large latex banana slug for a few years, for banana-slug aficionados. I wonder if it's still around... *checks*
It appears not. But they must've had a gummy banana slug recently. Apparently it's been replaced by a gummy haggis.
April 27, 2009
john commented on the word banana slug
The official mascot of the UC Santa Cruz athletic teams. They have a fantastic domain name: goslugs.com.
April 28, 2009
dontcry commented on the word banana slug
Mighty Hermaphrodite!
April 28, 2009
gangerh commented on the word banana slug
Yes, we have no large latex banana slugs
April 28, 2009
dontcry commented on the word banana slug
We have no large latex banana slugs todaaaaaay!
April 28, 2009
madmouth commented on the word banana slug
a marvel of the West Coast
April 28, 2009