pulmonate

pul·mo·nate

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [puhl-muh-neyt, -nit, poo l-]
- /ˈpʌl məˌneɪt, -nɪt, ˈpʊl-/
- /pˈʌlmənˌeɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puhl-muh-neyt, -nit, poo l-]
- /ˈpʌl məˌneɪt, -nɪt, ˈpʊl-/

Definitions of pulmonate word

adjective pulmonate Zoology. having lungs or lunglike organs. 1
adjective pulmonate belonging to the Pulmonata, an order of gastropod mollusks usually breathing by means of a lunglike sac, and including most of the terrestrial snails and the slugs and certain aquatic snails. 1
noun pulmonate a pulmonate gastropod. 1
adjective pulmonate having lungs or lunglike organs 0
adjective pulmonate 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 0
noun pulmonate any pulmonate mollusc 0

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Origin of pulmonate

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

From the New Latin word pulmōnātus, dating back to 1835-45. See pulmonary, -ate1

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Parts of speech for Pulmonate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

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exclamation

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pulmonate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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