slime trail
Snail's glistening wake
A slime trail is the glistening streak left behind by slugs and snails as they move, produced by mucus secreted to ease locomotion.
Figuratively, it describes evidence of someone's unpleasant passage or corrupt dealings: The auditors followed his slime trail through three shell companies.
- snailShelled, slow-moving mollusk
- slugNaked terrestrial mollusk
- garden pestHarmful backyard creature
- mucusProtective bodily secretion
- glisteningReflecting light softly
wet · sticky · silvery · garden · ooze · secretion · crawl · slow · shell · gastropod · residue · path · shiny · moist · morning dew · slither · lettuce · salt
- insect signscocoon, chrysalis, silk, web, spider web
- slime moldsplasmodium
type of trace left behind
slime trailfootprints
Marks left by walking
hoofprints · bird tracks · tire tracks · tracks · claw marks
cleanliness/residue
slime trailno trace
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