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order Pulmonata

order Pulmonata

9.9
A large group of snails and slugs that breathe air using a sac like a lung
  • noun
  • /ˈɔrdər pʌlˈmoʊnəˌtɑ/
  • Archaic
: orden Pulmonata
  • Members of the order Pulmonata are adapted to breathing air through a lung-like chamber.

Examples

  • The order Pulmonata includes many of the terrestrial snails and slugs commonly found in gardens.

  • Did you know that the order Pulmonata contains both snails and slugs?

  • Scientists have revised the classification of the order Pulmonata as new genetic information has emerged.

  • The order Pulmonata includes many familiar species.

  • Members of the order Pulmonata are adapted to breathing air through a lung-like chamber.

  • The order Pulmonata includes many of the terrestrial snails and slugs commonly found in gardens.

  • Did you know that the order Pulmonata contains both snails and slugs?

Synonyms

Pulmonata
vsorder Pulmonata
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of snails and slugs that breathe using a lung

is broader including many freshwater species and usually breathing via a lung sac

Surface Forms

order Pulmonata singular
order Pulmonata plural

Morphology

order + Pulmonata

This is a straightforward compositional NP: 'order' names the taxonomic rank and 'Pulmonata' is the specific taxon, so together they denote that biological group. There is no idiomatic or metaphorical meaning shift and taxonomic naming is a regular pattern cross-linguistically, so a learner who knows both constituents will understand it.

Etymology

Order Pulmonata comes from the Latin word pulmo, which means 'lung'. It names a group of snails and slugs that breathe with a lung-like sac, so the name helps you remember they 'breathe air'.