Pulmonate

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A gastropod of the order Pulmonata.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having lungs or similar organs. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of, relating to, or belonging to the gastropod order Pulmonata (slugs and snails). not-comparable

Etymology

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

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