Definition of pulmonate
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
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Origin and Etymology of pulmonate
Latin pulmon-, pulmo lung
First Known Use: circa 1859
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pulmonate
noun
pul·mo·nate
Definition of pulmonate
: a pulmonate gastropod
1883
First Known Use of pulmonate
1883
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