Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In conchology: Same as
Pulmonata , 1 - The Pulmonata considered as a subclass of gastropods, Pulmonata then being reserved as the ordinal name.
- A section of tænioglossate pectinibranchiate gastropods, characterized by a modification of the respiratory apparatus as a lung for aërial respiration. It includes the families Cyclostomidæ, Pomatiidæ, Cyclophoridæ, and Aciculidæ. Fischer. Adelopneumona is a synonym.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural (Zoöl.) Same as
pulmonata .
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If I am not much mistaken, the celebrated Cuvier calls it _gasteropeda pulmonifera_.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 3 Edgar Allan Poe 1829
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