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Word: flavus (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...voice is only Dr. Earl Segal, assistant professor at Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia, turning over stones in search of slugs. A huge (6 ft. 3 in., 200 lbs.), craggy man with a mop of unruly black hair, Dr. Segal, 35, has a passion for Limax flavus, a fine slimy creature that may stretch to six inches long, feasts on greenery, and forages chiefly at night. Limax flavus, he believes, may have the answer to some of the deep problems of nature...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Slug Time | 5/18/1959 | See Source »

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