Pulmonata
1 of 3plural noun
Pul·mo·na·ta
-ātə
: 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
2 of 3"
taxonomic synonym of pneumobranchia
Pulmonata
3 of 3"
taxonomic synonym of pulmonaria:2
Word History
Etymology
Plural noun
New Latin, from pulmon- + -ata
New Latin, from pulmon- + -ata
New Latin, from pulmon- + -ata
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