pulmonate

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English

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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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

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pulmonate (plural pulmonates)

  1. A gastropod of the order Pulmonata.
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