What is the Latin word for slug?

The usual Latin words for “slug” are līmāx, ferō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“slug” in Latin

līmāxslug, snail ferōto bear; to carry; to support, hold up; to suffer, tolerate, endure, bear

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

slug

A kind of snail, limax (Col., Linn.).

A kind of shot, *massa or massula plumbi, ferri.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for slug?: The usual Latin words for “slug” are līmāx, ferō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.