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| pul·mo·nate [ plmə nàyt, púlmə nàyt ] |
adjective |
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1. with lungs: having lungs or organs that function as lungs
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2. with sac like lung: describes a mollusk that has a sac functioning as a lung
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noun (plural pul·mo·nates) |
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mollusk with lung sac: a mollusk with a sac functioning as a lung, e.g. land snails, slugs, and many freshwater snails. Subclass Pulmonata.
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| [Mid-19th century. < modern Latin pulmonatus< Latin pulmo "lung"] |
