Pulmonata

plural noun
Pul·​mo·​na·​ta | \ -ātə\

Definition of Pulmonata

 (Entry 1 of 3)

: a very large order of Gastropoda (subclass Euthyneura) comprising most land snails and slugs and many freshwater snails that are distinguished by lacking gills which are usually replaced by a lung or respiratory sac formed by the modification of the mantle cavity and communicating with the exterior by a contractile orifice capable of being entirely closed in which blood vessels line the walls and by having no true operculum and a nervous system that is concentrated and not twisted — see basommatophora, stylommatophora

Pulmonata

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Definition of Pulmonata (Entry 2 of 3)

taxonomic synonym of pneumobranchia

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Definition of Pulmonata (Entry 3 of 3)

taxonomic synonym of pulmonaria:2

History and Etymology for Pulmonata

Plural noun

New Latin, from pulmon- + -ata

New Latin, from pulmon- + -ata

New Latin, from pulmon- + -ata

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