pulmonate noun & adjective. ['pʌlmǝneɪt] M19.
[mod. Latin pulmonatus, from Latin pulmon-, pulmo lung: see -ATE².]
Zoology.
A. noun. Any of various gastropod molluscs of the subclass Pulmonata, which contains the terrestrial and many freshwater species, having the mantle cavity modified for breathing air. M19.
b. adjective. Having lungs, as the higher vertebrates, or similar respiratory organs, as gastropod molluscs of the subclass Pulmonata and certain arachnids (as spiders and scorpions). M19.

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