pul·mo·nate (p l m -n t , p l-)adj. 1. Having lungs or lunglike organs. 2. Of or belonging to the Pulmonata, a subclass of gastropods including terrestrial snails and slugs and certain freshwater snails that are capable of breathing air through lunglike sacs. n. A gastropod of the subclass Pulmonata. [From Latin pulm  , pulmn-, lung; see pulmonary.] |
pulmonate [ˈpʌlmənɪt ˈpʊl-]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) having lungs or lunglike organs
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Pulmonata, a mostly terrestrial subclass or order of gastropod molluscs, including snails and slugs, in which the mantle is adapted as a lung
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any pulmonate mollusc
[from New Latin pulmōnātus]
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