pulmonate

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adjective

Having lungs or similar organs.

OriginNew Latin pulmōnātus →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectivepulmonate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyHaving lungs or similar organs.
  2. not comparablebiologyOf, relating to, or belonging to the gastropod order Pulmonata (slugs and snails).
nounpulmonate (plural pulmonates)

plural pulmonates

  1. A gastropod of the order Pulmonata.

Origin

  1. New Latinpulmōnātus“having lungs”
  2. Englishpulmonate

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

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APA

pulmonate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonate

MLA

“pulmonate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulmonate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonate.

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