PULMONATE

Etymology

Adjective

pulmonate (not comparable)

(anatomy) Having lungs or similar organs.

(biology) Of, relating to, or belonging to the gastropod order Pulmonata (slugs and snails).

Noun

pulmonate (plural pulmonates)

A gastropod of the order Pulmonata.

Source: Wiktionary


Pul"mo*nate, a. (Zoöl.) (a) Having breathing organs that act as lungs. (b) Pertaining to the Pulmonata.

– n.

Definition: One of the Pulmonata.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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