Main Entry:

¹pul·mo·nate

Pronunciation:

\ˈpu̇l-mə-ˌnāt, ˈpəl-\

Function:

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 many freshwater snails