PULMONATA

Pulmonata, order Pulmonata

(noun) large order of gastropods usually breathing by means of a lung-like sac comprising most land snails and slugs and many freshwater snails

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Pul`mo*na"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from L. pulmo, -onis, a lung.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: An extensive division, or sub-class, of hermaphrodite gastropods, in which the mantle cavity is modified into an air- breathing organ, as in Helix, or land snails, Limax, or garden slugs, and many pond snails, as Limnæa and Planorbis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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