pulmonate

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

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

pulmonate (plural pulmonates)

  1. A gastropod of the order Pulmonata.
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