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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

pulmonate Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

snail: Secondly, the group uses DNA sequences to estimate the topology and timing of deep evolutionary relationships among the pulmonate land snails and slugs.

Browse dictionary entries near pulmonate

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