pulmonate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From New Latin pulmōnātus (having lungs), from pulmō (lung) +‎ -ātus.

Adjective[edit]

pulmonate (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Having lungs or similar organs.
  2. (biology) Of, relating to, or belonging to the gastropod order Pulmonata (slugs and snails).

Noun[edit]

pulmonate (plural pulmonates)

  1. A gastropod of the order Pulmonata.