Pulmonate — Pul mo*nate, a. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Having breathing organs that act as lungs. (b) Pertaining to the Pulmonata. n. One of the Pulmonata. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pulmonate — [pul′mə nit, pul′mənāt΄] adj. [ModL pulmonatus < L pulmo, lung: see PULMONARY] Zool. 1. having lungs or lunglike organs 2. of or belonging to a subclass (Pulmonata) of gastropods having a sort of lung or air sac, as the land snails and slugs,… … English World dictionary
pulmonate — I. 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
pulmonate — /pul meuh nayt , nit, pool /, adj. 1. Zool. having lungs or lunglike organs. 2. belonging to the Pulmonata, an order of gastropod mollusks usually breathing by means of a lunglike sac, and including most of the terrestrial snails and the slugs… … Universalium
pulmonate — pul•mo•nate [[t]ˈpʌl məˌneɪt, nɪt, ˈpʊl [/t]] adj. 1) zool. having lungs or lunglike organs 2) ivt belonging to the Pulmonata, an order (or subclass) of gastropods that have a mantle cavity adapted for breathing: includes most terrestrial snails… … From formal English to slang
pulmonate — /ˈpʌlmənət/ (say pulmuhnuht) adjective 1. having lungs or lung like organs. 2. belonging to the Pulmonata, an order or group of gastropod molluscs usually breathing by means of a lung like sac, and including most of the terrestrial snails and the …
pulmonate — 1. adjective a) having lungs or similar organs b) of, relating to, or belonging to the gastropod order Pulmonata (slugs and snails) 2. noun A gastropod of the order Pulmonata … Wiktionary
Pulmonate — Pul|mo|na|te 〈f. 19〉 = Lungenschnecke [zu lat. pulmo, Gen. pulmonis „Lunge“] … Universal-Lexikon
Pulmonate — Pul|mo|na|te 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: n; Zool.〉 Lungenschnecke [Etym.: <lat. pulmo »Lunge«] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
pulmonate — pul·mo·nate || pÊŒmÉ™neɪt adj. possessing lungs … English contemporary dictionary