of, relating to, or belonging to the Pulmonata, a mostly terrestrial subclass or order of gastropod molluscs, including snails and slugs, in which the mantle is adapted as a lung
noun
3.
any pulmonate mollusc
Word origin
C19: from New Latin pulmōnātus
pulmonate in American English
(ˈpʌlmənɪt; ˈpʌlməˌneɪt)
adjective Zoology
1.
having lungs or lunglike organs
2.
of or belonging to a subclass (Pulmonata) of gastropods having a sort of lung or air sac, as the land snails and slugs, and most freshwater snails