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Pulmonata

Pulmonata

9.9
A group of snails and slugs that breathe using a lung
  • noun
  • /pʌlˈmoʊnəˌtə/
  • Specialized
: pulmonados
  • Many terrestrial snails belong to the group known as Pulmonata.

Examples

  • The study focused on the evolutionary adaptations of Pulmonata to life on land.

  • The Pulmonata order includes many familiar land snails.

  • Pulmonata includes both aquatic and land-dwelling species with lung-like respiratory systems.

  • Did you know that Pulmonata are primarily terrestrial?

  • Many terrestrial snails belong to the group known as Pulmonata.

  • The study focused on the evolutionary adaptations of Pulmonata to life on land.

  • The Pulmonata order includes many familiar land snails.

Synonyms

order Pulmonata
vsPulmonata
  • Archaic
9.9

A large group of snails and slugs that breathe air using a sac like a lung

focuses mainly on land snails and slugs that breathe by a lung-like sac

Compounds

order Pulmonata
  • Archaic
9.9

A large group of snails and slugs that breathe air using a sac like a lung

Surface Forms

Pulmonata singular
Pulmonatas plural

Etymology

Pulmonata comes from the Latin root pulmo meaning 'lung', because these snails and slugs breathe using a lung-like sac. Think of pulmonary, a word about the lungs, to remember that Pulmonata are the air-breathing snails and slugs that live on land.