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pulmonate definition

pul·mo·nate (pul′mə nit, -nāt′)

adjective

  1. having lungs or lunglike organs
  2. of or belonging to a subclass (Pulmonata) of gastropods having a sort of lung or air sac, as the land snails and slugs, and most freshwater snails

Etymology: ModL pulmonatus < L pulmo, lung: see pulmonary

noun

any member of this subclass

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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