PULMONATE


Meaning of PULMONATE in English

I. ˈpu̇l-mə-ˌnāt, ˈpəl- adjective

Etymology: Latin pulmon-, pulmo lung

Date: circa 1859

1. : having lungs or organs resembling lungs

2. : of or relating to a subclass (Pulmonata) of gastropod mollusks having a respiratory sac and comprising most land snails and slugs and many freshwater snails

II. noun

Date: 1883

: a pulmonate gastropod

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.