- pulmonifera
- I. \\ˌpəlməˈnif(ə)rə\
synonym of pulmonataII. noun pluralUsage: capitalized: a group of terrestrial snails (suborder Taenioglossa) having the gill replaced by a pulmonary sac
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Pulmonifera — Pul mo*nif e*ra, n. pl. [NL. See {Pulmoniferous}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Same as {Pulmonata}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pulmonifera — pul·mo·nif·era … English syllables
pulmonifer — (ˌ) ̷ ̷ˈmänəfə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Pulmonifera : one of the Pulmonifera … Useful english dictionary
Acmaea testudinalis — Limpet Lim pet (l[i^]m p[e^]t), n. [Prob. through French fr. L. lepas, adis, Gr. lepa s, a dos.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. In a general sense, any hatshaped, or conical, gastropod shell. [1913 Webster] 2. Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Basommatophora — Ba*som ma*toph o*ra (b[.a]*s[o^]m m[.a]*t[o^]f [ o]*r[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ba sis base + o mma eye + fe rein to bear.] (Zo[ o]l.) A group of Pulmonifera having the eyes at the base of the tentacles, including the common pond snails. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Euthyneura — Eu thy*neu ra, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? straight + ? a nerve.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large division of gastropod molluske, including the Pulmonifera and Opisthobranchiata. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Helices — Helix He lix, n.; pl. L. {Helices}, E. {Helixes}. [L. helix, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to turn round; cf. L. volvere, and E. volute, voluble.] 1. (Geom.) A nonplane curve whose tangents are all equally inclined to a given plane. The common helix is the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Helix — He lix, n.; pl. L. {Helices}, E. {Helixes}. [L. helix, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to turn round; cf. L. volvere, and E. volute, voluble.] 1. (Geom.) A nonplane curve whose tangents are all equally inclined to a given plane. The common helix is the curve… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Helixes — Helix He lix, n.; pl. L. {Helices}, E. {Helixes}. [L. helix, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to turn round; cf. L. volvere, and E. volute, voluble.] 1. (Geom.) A nonplane curve whose tangents are all equally inclined to a given plane. The common helix is the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
House of bondage — Land Land, n. [AS. land, lond; akin to D., G., Icel., Sw., Dan., and Goth. land. ] 1. The solid part of the surface of the earth; opposed to water as constituting a part of such surface, especially to oceans and seas; as, to sight land after a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
