pulmograde

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adjective

Swimming by means of jet propulsion.

“The medusae are pulmograde.”

OriginLatin pulmo →
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Meanings

adjectivepulmograde (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparablebiologySwimming by means of jet propulsion.

    The medusae are pulmograde.

Origin

  1. Latinpulmo“a lung”
  2. Englishpulmograde

From Latin pulmo (“a lung”) + -grade (“means of locomotion”).

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APA

pulmograde. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmograde

MLA

“pulmograde.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmograde. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulmograde,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmograde.

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